Los Orientales metro station

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Los Orientales
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Santiago Metro station
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General information
Location Américo Vespucio Avenue / Oriental Avenue
Coordinates 33°27′44.54″S70°34′25.50″W / 33.4623722°S 70.5737500°W / -33.4623722; -70.5737500 Coordinates: 33°27′44.54″S70°34′25.50″W / 33.4623722°S 70.5737500°W / -33.4623722; -70.5737500
Line(s) Santiago de Chile L4.svg Line 4
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedNovember 30, 2005 [1]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Plaza Egaña
towards Tobalaba
Line 4 Grecia

Los Orientales is an underground metro station on the Line 4 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The station was opened on 30 November 2005 as part of the inaugural section of the line between Tobalaba and Grecia. [2]

Like in Plaza Egaña, there are columns between the two tracks that support a double barrel vaulted ceiling. The station has platforms 140 m (460 ft) in length. [3]

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References

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  2. Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
  3. Shani Wallis (April 2003), "Optimized NATM designs for Santiago Metro", www.tunneltalk.com, TunnelTalk