Lo Ovalle metro station

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Santiago Metro logo.png Lo Ovalle
Santiago Metro station
Estacion Lo Ovalle.jpg
Lo Ovalle station in 2020
General information
Location Gran Avenida / Carvajal Street
Coordinates 33°31′3.56″S70°39′39.32″W / 33.5176556°S 70.6609222°W / -33.5176556; -70.6609222
Line(s) Santiago de Chile L2.svg Line 2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Transantiago buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedDecember 21, 1978 [1]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Ciudad del Niño Line 2 El Parrón

Lo Ovalle is an underground metro station on Line 2 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The station was opened on 21 December 1978 as the southern terminus of the extension of the line from Franklin. On 22 December 2004 the line was extended further south to La Cisterna. [2]

The station was the southern terminus for a quarter-century prior to inaugurating the Line 2 expansion to La Cisterna. Nevertheless, it still remains a key transit hub for many South and Western Santiago commuters.

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References

  1. "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  2. Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.