Rondizzoni metro station

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Santiago Metro station
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General information
Coordinates 33°28′10.79″S70°39′22.81″W / 33.4696639°S 70.6563361°W / -33.4696639; -70.6563361
Line(s) Santiago de Chile L2.svg Line 2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Transantiago buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMarch 31, 1978 [1]
Previous namesRondizzoni-Famae (until 1997)
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Parque O'Higgins Line 2 Franklin

Rondizzoni is a metro station on the Line 2 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located in the middle of a depressed alignment of Autopista Central and close to the southeast corner of O'Higgins Park. When the station opened, its name was Rondizzoni-Famae. Afterward, the name was truncated to just Rondizzoni.

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

The station has an entrance on the Rondizzoni Avenue overpass. Line 2 enters a curved tunnel just south of the station and remains underground until its southern terminus.

For much of their length, the platforms are covered by a concrete canopy supported by steel beams. Several years ago[ when? ] the station was flooded and to prevent future floods the original barred rectangular openings in the platforms walls were filled in and covered with brick tiles.

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References

  1. "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  2. Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.