Los Libertadores metro station

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Santiago Metro logo.png Los Libertadores
Santiago Metro station
Anden estación Los Libertadores.jpg
LocationAmérico Vespucio Norte/Los Libertadores Highway
Coordinates33°21′56″S 70°41′26″W / 33.36556°S 70.69056°W / -33.36556; -70.69056Coordinates: 33°21′56″S 70°41′26″W / 33.36556°S 70.69056°W / -33.36556; -70.69056
Line(s)Santiago de Chile L3.svg Line 3
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTransantiago buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened22 January 2019[1][2]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station
TerminusLine 3

Los Libertadores is an underground metro station and the northern terminal station of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro network, in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground, preceded by Cardenal Caro station on Line 3. At the time of its inauguration, it was the terminal station of Line 3 on the north. It is located at the intersection of Los Libertadores Highway with Américo Vespucio Norte Avenue.

The station was opened on 22 January 2019 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Los Libertadores to Fernando Castillo Velasco.[3]

Etymology[]

The name of the station refers to the Los Libertadores Highway, which is adjacent to the station. Initially it was called "Huechuraba".

The pictogram of the station is a representation of the Monument to the Victory of Chacabuco, which refers to the Battle of Chacabuco, which marked the end of the Reconquest and began the definitive independence of the country.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ministra de Transportes confirma que Línea 3 del Metro abrirá sus puertas el próximo martes 22 de enero". EMOL (in Spanish). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. ^ "[VIDEO] Línea 3 del Metro estará lista antes del 15 de enero". Canal 13 (in Spanish). T13.cl. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  3. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.

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