Cementerios metro station

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Santiago Metro logo.png Cementerios
Santiago Metro station
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General information
Coordinates 33°24′50.53″S70°38′36.91″W / 33.4140361°S 70.6435861°W / -33.4140361; -70.6435861 Coordinates: 33°24′50.53″S70°38′36.91″W / 33.4140361°S 70.6435861°W / -33.4140361; -70.6435861
Line(s) Santiago de Chile L2.svg Line 2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedNovember 25, 2005 [1]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Einstein Line 2 Cerro Blanco
towards La Cisterna

Cementerios is an underground metro station on Line 2 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The word cementerios means "cemeteries" in English and the station is so named due to its surroundings of Recoleta Avenue that forms the borders of two cemeteries, the Santiago General Cemetery to the west and the smaller Catholic Cemetery to the east. The station was opened on November 25, 2005, as part of the extension of the line from Cerro Blanco to Einstein. [2]

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References

  1. "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  2. Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.