San Joaquín metro station

San Joaquín is an elevated metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located close to the San Joaquín Campus of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. The station was opened on 5 April 1997 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Baquedano to Bellavista de La Florida.[1]

For the Mexico City Metro station, see Metro San Joaquín.

San Joaquín
Santiago Metro station
Location	Vicuña Mackenna Avenue / Raquel Street
Coordinates	33°29′57.2″S 70°36′57.5″W
Line(s)	Line 5
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	April 5, 1997
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station Camino Agrícola toward Plaza de Maipú Line 5 Pedrero toward Vicente Valdés

Like the rest of the first stations built on a viaduct in Santiago, San Joaquín is being renovated to be capable of berthing 7-car trains.[2] The renovation work was scheduled to be terminated in March 2013.[2]

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  Old symbol with which the station was identified.

References

1. Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
2. "Ministro de Transportes y Metro revisan en terreno avances de la extensión de andenes de L5". Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved August 25, 2012.