Los Héroes metro station

Los Héroes
Santiago Metro station
Location	Alameda / Autopista Central Freeway
Coordinates	33°26′46.21″S 70°39′37.59″W / 33.4461694°S 70.6604417°W / -33.4461694; -70.6604417Coordinates: 33°26′46.21″S 70°39′37.59″W / 33.4461694°S 70.6604417°W / -33.4461694; -70.6604417
Line(s)	Line 1 Line 2
Platforms	2 side platforms for each line
Tracks	2 per line
Connections	Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 15, 1975 () March 31, 1978 ()[1]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station República toward San Pablo Line 1 La Moneda toward Los Dominicos Santa Ana toward Vespucio Norte Line 2 Toesca toward La Cisterna

Los Héroes is a rapid transit station of the Santiago Metro system, being an interchange point in between lines 1 and Santiago Metro Line 2. It located at the intersection of Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins and the Norte-Sur branch of the Autopista Central, which is considered the kilometre zero of Chile.

The Line 1 station was opened on 15 September 1975 as part of the inaugural section of the line between San Pablo and La Moneda. The Line 2 station was opened on 31 March 1978 as the northern terminus of the inaugural section of this line, to Franklin. On 15 September 1987 the line was extended to Puente Cal y Canto.^[2]

It is unusual in its design that it is located underneath the Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins Avenue, but simultaneously in the median of the Ruta 5, which is the Chilean section of the Pan American Highway.

Etymology[]

The station is named after the nearby monument built in honor of the heroes of the Battle of La Concepción.

References[]

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