Neptuno metro station

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Santiago Metro station
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General information
LocationNeptuno Avenue / Dorsal Avenue
Coordinates 33°27′5.43″S70°43′21.64″W / 33.4515083°S 70.7226778°W / -33.4515083; -70.7226778
Line(s) Santiago de Chile L1.svg Line 1
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Transantiago buses
History
OpenedSeptember 15, 1975 [1]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
San Pablo
Terminus
Line 1 Pajaritos
towards Los Dominicos

Neptuno is a metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located close to the main maintenance facility for the Metro of Santiago. It has a moderate-low flow of passengers, located in a residential place with no big attractions. The station was opened on 15 September 1975 as part of the inaugural section of the line between San Pablo and La Moneda. [2]

The Neptuno depot, which serves the Line 1, is near the station.

Etymology

The station name comes from the Neptuno Avenue, serving this station. In the times when the Santiago Metro used iconography, this station was represented with a trident and two fishes, representing the sea Roman God, Neptune.

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References

  1. "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  2. Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.