Santiago Metro Line 3

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Santiago Metro Line 3
Santiago de Chile L3.svg
Santiago Metro logo.png
Overview
OwnerEmpresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Termini
Stations21
Service
Type Rapid transit
System Santiago Metro, Red Metropolitana de Movilidad
Operator(s)Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Depot(s)Near Los Libertadores
Rolling stock CAF AS 2014  [ es ]
History
Opened22 January 2019 [1]
Technical
Line length25 km (16 mi)
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 750 V DC overhead catenary
Route map

Contents

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Plaza Quilicura
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Lo Cruzat
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Ferrocarril
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Los Libertadores
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Los Libertadores depot
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Cardenal Caro
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Vivaceta
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Conchalí
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Plaza Chacabuco
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Hospitales
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BSicon utINT.svg
Puente Cal
y Canto
Santiago de Chile L3.svg (
Santiago de Chile L7.svg 2028
Santiago de Chile L9.svg 2032
)
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Plaza de Armas Santiago de Chile L5.svg
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Universidad de Chile Santiago de Chile L1.svg
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Parque Almagro
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Matta
( Santiago de Chile L9.svg 2032)
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Irarrázaval Santiago de Chile L5.svg
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Monseñor Eyzaguirre
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Ñuñoa Santiago de Chile L6.svg
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Chile España
( Santiago de Chile L8.svg 2032)
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Villa Frei
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Plaza Egaña Santiago de Chile L4.svg
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Fernando Castillo Velasco

Line 3 is a rapid transit line of the Santiago Metro. Traveling from La Reina in the east towards the center, and Quilicura in the North, Line 3 was originally intended to open in the late 1980s, but the 1985 Algarrobo Earthquake hampered its construction, and a subsequent urban explosion in Puente Alto and Maipú (in the far southeast and mid-southwest respectively) further put its construction on hold, until in the early 2010s construction started. The first phase of the project includes 18 stations, which were completed and opened to the public on 22 January 2019 at a cost of US$1.79 billion. [2] [3] The second phase, composed of a three-station extension towards the main square of Quilicura, which was inaugurated on September 25, 2023 with a total project cost of US$378 million. [4] [5] Its distinctive color on the network line map is chocolate brown.

History

Projected map of Line 3 as planned for 1987 Mapa proyectado 1987.jpg
Projected map of Line 3 as planned for 1987

Line 3 was initially planned for construction after Lines 1 and 2 but the 1985 Algarrobo earthquake near Santiago [6] meant work on the new line had to be postponed so that the resources could be used to rebuild the damage caused by the earthquake. In the 1990s, Santiago's transportation needs changed dramatically with a population explosion in the south of the city, especially the communes of La Florida, Chile and Puente Alto, and the plans for Line 3 were postponed again in favour of Line 5, Line 4 and Line 4A in the south.

Despite this, there are pockets of Line 3 works hidden around Santiago, such as the Ghost Station under Puente Cal y Canto station, located to the east of the line 2 side of the station, where works were carried out for years. [7]

In 2010, another new line was announced, Line 6, [8] which once again saw the construction of Line 3 pushed back. Criticism of this delay led finally to the announcement of a new Line 3 construction project by the Chilean government on October 5, 2010. An initial length of track and 18 stations were announced in July 2011, [9] with an extension of 1.7 km (1.1 mi) announced in May 2012, connecting to an extra station at the Military Hospital. This will provide access to the hospital itself, to Eulogio Sánchez Airport (better known as Tobalaba Airfield), and to the commune of La Reina, and close to Peñalolén. [10]

Line 3 connects with all Santiago Metro lines except for Line 4A. It connects with Line 1 at Universidad de Chile station, with Line 2 and the future Line 7 at Puente Cal y Canto station, with Line 4 at Plaza Egaña station and with Line 5 at Plaza de Armas station and Irarrázaval station. It also connects with Line 6 at Ñuñoa station once Line 3.

Three more stations are scheduled to be open in 2023, [11] in the commune of Quilicura on the north; however, the expansion to Hospital Militar in La Reina was again dismissed. On January 22, the president Piñera announced that the Hospital Militar station will be constructed after the Lines 7, 8 and 9, are completed in 2028.

Innovations

Line 3 complies with high security and passenger comfort standards. The new security measures include cameras inside the trains, an overhead (catenary) electric transmission line, automatic train operation, platform screen doors, air conditioning in the trains and connections with suburban trains.

Although Line 3 did not suffer any damage in the October 2019 protests (with the exception of Cardenal Caro, which suffered minor damage), Line 3 was nonetheless closed on the weekend of October 18, 2019, due to security issues. Service on Line 3 was partially resumed on October 23, with full service to all stations being established in 2020.

Communes served by Line 3

Line 3 serves the following Santiago communes from north to east:

Stations

Line 3 stations, from west to east, are:

StationMetro transferAddressOpenedCommunesNotes
Plaza Quilicura Manuel Antonio Matta/Bernardo O'Higgins25 September 2023 [12] Quilicura
Lo Cruzat Manuel Antonio Matta/Lo Cruzat
Ferrocarril Av. Manuel Antonio Matta/Pasaje 4
Los Libertadores Los Libertadores Freeway/San Pedro de Atacama Street22 January 2019 Quilicura, Huechuraba and Conchalí
Cardenal Caro Independencia/José María Caro Avenues Conchalí
Vivaceta Independencia/Zapadores Avenues
Conchalí Independencia/Dorsal Avenues
Plaza Chacabuco Independencia Avenue/Julio Martínez Street Independencia
Hospitales Independencia Avenue/Bezanilla Street
Puente Cal y Canto Santiago de Chile L2.svg Bandera/General Mackenna Streets Santiago This station will be a transfer with line Santiago de Chile L7.svg in 2028 and Santiago de Chile L9.svg in 2032
Plaza de Armas Santiago de Chile L5.svg Bandera/Catedral Streets
Universidad de Chile Santiago de Chile L1.svg San Diego Street/Bernardo O'Higgins Avenue
Parque Almagro San Diego Street/Santa Isabel Avenue
Matta Matta/Santa Rosa AvenuesThis station will be a transfer with line Santiago de Chile L9.svg in 2032
Irarrázaval Santiago de Chile L5.svg Grecia/General Bustamante Avenues Ñuñoa
Monseñor Eyzaguirre Irarrázaval/Manuel Montt Avenues
Ñuñoa Santiago de Chile L6.svg Irarrázaval/Pedro de Valdivia Avenues
Chile España Irarrázaval/Chile España AvenuesThis station will be a transfer with line Santiago de Chile L8.svg in 2030
Villa Frei Irarrázaval/Ramón Cruz Avenues
Plaza Egaña Santiago de Chile L4.svg Irarrázaval/Ossa Avenues Ñuñoa, La Reina
Fernando Castillo Velasco Larraín/Tobalaba Avenues La Reina

Line 3 data sheet

See also

References

  1. "Ministra de Transportes confirma que Línea 3 del Metro abrirá sus puertas el próximo martes 22 de enero". EMOL (in Spanish). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. "Ministra de Transportes confirma que Línea 3 del Metro abrirá sus puertas el próximo martes 22 de enero". EMOL (in Spanish). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. Newman, Ian Thomson (2017-12-01). "Chilean capital's metro network enters an era of expansion: Santiago is already home to South America's most extensive metro, and with two new lines nearing completion and a third planned, the network is set to expand to eight lines totalling 174km". International Railway Journal. 57 (12): 24–27.
  4. Barra, Andrés (2023-09-25). "Extensión Línea 3: cómo queda el mapa del Metro de Santiago con las nuevas estaciones". La Tercera. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  5. International2023-10-17T11:00:00+01:00, Metro Report. "Santiago metro Line 3 reaches Plaza Quilicura". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2023-11-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. Offshore Valparaiso, Chile 1985 March 03 22:47:07 UTC Magnitude 7.8 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ Abridged from Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 17, Number 5, Sep-Oct 1985. Retrieved April May 7, 2013
  7. hidden camera of a TV show in the station of line 3 never finished www.youtube.com Retrieved April 2013
  8. El Presidente Sebastián Piñera dio inicio a la construcción de Línea 6 www.metrosantiago.cl September 13, 2012 Retrieved April 7, 2013
  9. Video trazado de Línea 3 Line 3 Track before adding Hospital Militar station retrieved April 7, 2013
  10. “Estas son las ubicaciones de las nuevas estaciones de la líneas 3 y 6 del Metro” www.publimetro.cl July 13, 2011
  11. Reconstrucción de Metro obliga a estatal a aplazar un año nuevas líneas
  12. "Metro de Santiago filtran fecha de inauguración de extensión de Línea 3". Rock and Pop (in Spanish). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.