Pajaritos metro station

Pajaritos is a metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. Ruta 68 and General Bonilla Avenue run parallel to the station. The station was opened on 15 September 1975 as part of the inaugural section of the line between San Pablo and La Moneda.[2]

Pajaritos
Santiago Metro station
The newer portion of the station.
LocationGeneral Bonilla Avenue / Santa Marta Street
Coordinates33°27′26.62″S 70°42′57.52″W
Line(s) Line 1
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsTransantiago buses
Intermodal bus station
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedSeptember 15, 1975 [1]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station
toward San Pablo
Line 1

It has a moderate flow of passengers, being placed in a residential-industrial area. The flow of passengers has grown since 2004, due to a nearby intercity bus station serving Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Quilpué, Curacaví and the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez international airport.

Near the station there are the Chilean Investigations Police school, and the grounds of an old amusement park, Mundomágico, which has become the Cultural Center of Lo Prado city.

In 2009, one of the platforms was partially demolished to make way for a third track, which made necessary the partial rebuilding of the station east of its original location. The project included an additional street-level mezzanine. The central track is currently used for reversing the direction of trains.

Etymology

The name of the metro station comes from the Pajaritos avenue, placed near the station.

Destinations (intermodal bus station)
Bus companyDestinations
Pullman BusValparaíso - Viña del Mar - Quilpué - Villa Alemana - Curacaví - Casablanca
Tur BusValparaíso - Viña del Mar - Quilpué - Villa Alemana - Curauma - ENEA - Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Condor BusValparaíso - Viña del Mar - Curauma
RomaniViña del Mar - Valparaíso
Palmira - Ruta CuracavíCuracaví - María Pinto - Casablanca
AtevilCuracaví - María Pinto - Casablanca
CentropuertoENEA - Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
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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.


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