Lo Vial metro station

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Santiago Metro logo.png Lo Vial
Santiago Metro station
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Lo Vial station platforms.
General information
Location Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera / Blanco Viel Street
Coordinates 33°29′48.85″S70°39′10.82″W / 33.4969028°S 70.6530056°W / -33.4969028; -70.6530056 Coordinates: 33°29′48.85″S70°39′10.82″W / 33.4969028°S 70.6530056°W / -33.4969028; -70.6530056
Line(s) Santiago de Chile L2.svg Line 2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedDecember 21, 1978 [1]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
San Miguel Line 2 Departamental
towards La Cisterna

Lo Vial is an underground metro station on the Line 2 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The station was opened on 21 December 1978 as part of the extension of the line from Franklin to Lo Ovalle. [2]

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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.