Los Libertadores metro station

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Santiago Metro logo.png Los Libertadores
Santiago Metro station
Estacion Los Libertadores L3.jpg
General information
Location Américo Vespucio Norte/Los Libertadores Highway
Coordinates 33°21′56″S70°41′26″W / 33.36556°S 70.69056°W / -33.36556; -70.69056
Line(s) Santiago de Chile L3.svg Line 3
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Transantiago buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Opened22 January 2019 [1] [2]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Ferrocarril Line 3 Cardenal Caro

Los Libertadores is an underground metro station of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro network, in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground, between the Ferrocarril and Cardenal Caro stations on Line 3. At the time of its inauguration, it was the terminal station of Line 3 on the north. It is located at the intersection of Los Libertadores Highway with Américo Vespucio Norte Avenue.

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The station was opened on 22 January 2019 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Los Libertadores to Fernando Castillo Velasco. [3]

Etymology

The name of the station refers to the Los Libertadores Highway, which is adjacent to the station. Initially it was called "Huechuraba".

The pictogram of the station is a representation of the Monument to the Victory of Chacabuco, which refers to the Battle of Chacabuco, which marked the end of the Reconquest and began the definitive independence of the country.

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