Carlos Valdovinos metro station

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Carlos Valdovinos
Santiago Metro logo.svg
Santiago Metro station
Estacion Carlos Valdovinos, andenes.jpg
General information
Location Vicuña Mackenna Avenue / Carlos Valdovinos Avenue
Coordinates 33°29′11.54″S70°37′8.87″W / 33.4865389°S 70.6191306°W / -33.4865389; -70.6191306
Line(s) Santiago de Chile L5.svg Line 5
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Transantiago buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedApril 5, 1997
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Rodrigo de Araya Line 5 Camino Agrícola

Carlos Valdovinos is an elevated metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. Platforms were lengthened in 2012 to accommodate seven-car trains. [1] The station was opened on 5 April 1997 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Baquedano to Bellavista de La Florida. [2]

The station has the shape of a tube with an elliptical cross section. Staircases protrude from both sides of the station.

Old symbol with which the station was identified. Estacion Carlos Valdovinos.png
Old symbol with which the station was identified.

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References

  1. "Ministro de Transportes y Metro revisan en terreno avances de la extensión de andenes de L5". Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  2. Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.