Plaza Chacabuco metro station

Plaza Chacabuco is an underground metro station of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro network, in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground, between the Conchalí and Hospitales stations on Line 3. It is located at the intersection of Independencia Avenue with Hipódromo Chile. The station was opened on 22 January 2019 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Los Libertadores to Fernando Castillo Velasco.[3]

Plaza Chacabuco
Santiago Metro station
LocationIndependencia Avenue/Hipódromo Chile
Coordinates33°24′23″S 70°39′40″W
Line(s) Line 3
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTransantiago buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened22 January 2019[1][2]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station
Line 3

Etymology

The station is located under Plaza Chacabuco; that square receives this name because the Liberation Army was established there after the Battle of Chacabuco, on February 13, 1817. In the pictogram that represents the station, one of the horses that exists at the entrance to the Hippodrome Chile appears.

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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. "[VIDEO] Línea 3 del Metro estará lista antes del 15 de enero". Canal 13 (in Spanish). T13.cl. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  3. Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
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