Ecuador metro station

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Santiago Metro logo.png Ecuador
Santiago Metro station
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The station with a stopped train and one of the murals painted by Jorge Artus and the children of the art workshop of the Teletón.
General information
Location Alameda / Radal Street
Coordinates 33°27′21″S70°41′58″W / 33.45583°S 70.69944°W / -33.45583; -70.69944
Line(s) Santiago de Chile L1.svg Line 1
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Transantiago buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 15, 1975 [1]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Las Rejas
towards San Pablo
Line 1 San Alberto Hurtado
towards Los Dominicos

Ecuador is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. Three elevators were installed in 2005, [2] to make the station fully accessible for people who use wheelchairs or have mobility impairments.

The station was opened on 15 September 1975 as part of the inaugural section of the line between San Pablo and La Moneda. [3]

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References

  1. "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  2. "Ascensores en Estación Ecuador facilitan desplazamiento de discapacitados" (in Spanish). Teletón (Chile) . Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  3. Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.