Plaza de Armas metro station

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Estacion Plaza de Armas.png Santiago Metro logo.png Plaza de Armas
Santiago Metro station
Estacion Plaza de Armas L3 - L5.jpg
Level of combination between lines 3 and 5.
General information
Coordinates 33°26′15.84″S70°39′1.64″W / 33.4377333°S 70.6504556°W / -33.4377333; -70.6504556 Coordinates: 33°26′15.84″S70°39′1.64″W / 33.4377333°S 70.6504556°W / -33.4377333; -70.6504556
Line(s) Santiago de Chile L3.svg Line 3
Santiago de Chile L5.svg Line 5
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened2 March 2000 ( Santiago de Chile L5.svg ) [1]
22 January 2019 ( Santiago de Chile L3.svg )
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Puente Cal y Canto Line 3 Universidad de Chile
Santa Ana Line 5 Bellas Artes

Plaza de Armas is a transfer station between the Line 3 and Line 5 of the Santiago Metro. It is located under the Plaza de Armas of Santiago. The Line 5 station was opened on 3 March 2000 as part of the extension of the line from Baquedano to Santa Ana. The Line 3 station was opened on 22 January 2019 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Los Libertadores to Fernando Castillo Velasco. [2]

Nearby points of interest include the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago, Central Post Office Building, Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago, Santo Domingo Church and the Casa Colorada.

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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.