Parque O'Higgins metro station

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Santiago Metro station
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General information
Coordinates 33°27′41.93″S70°39′24.38″W / 33.4616472°S 70.6567722°W / -33.4616472; -70.6567722 Coordinates: 33°27′41.93″S70°39′24.38″W / 33.4616472°S 70.6567722°W / -33.4616472; -70.6567722
Line(s) Santiago de Chile L2.svg Line 2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMarch 31, 1978 [1]
Previous namesParque
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Toesca Line 2 Rondizzoni
towards La Cisterna

Parque O'Higgins is a metro station on the Line 2 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located in the middle of the east branch of the Autopista Central, on a raised embankment, just prior to an elevated viaduct that crosses Matta avenue. The station is named for the adjacent Parque O'Higgins, located west of the station.

The station was opened on 31 March 1978 as part of the inaugural section of the line, between Los Héroes and Franklin. [2]

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References

  1. "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  2. Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.