 Hospitales | |||||||||||
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| Santiago Metro station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Independencia Avenue/Profesor Zañartu Avenue | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°25′05″S 70°39′21″W / 33.41806°S 70.65583°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Line 3 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 January 2019[1][2] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Hospitales is an underground metro station of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro network, in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground, between the Plaza Chacabuco and Puente Cal y Canto stations on Line 3. It is located at the intersection of Independencia Avenue with Profesor Zañartu Avenue. 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]
Etymology
The name is due to the fact that near where the station is located are the Hospital Clínico of the University of Chile (formerly José Joaquín Aguirre), San José and Roberto del Río, as well as the National Cancer Institute. In addition, the station is adjacent to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Chile. The façades of the San José Hospital, the José Joaquín Aguirre Hospital and the National Cancer Institute are presented in the pictogram representing the station.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "[VIDEO] Línea 3 del Metro estará lista antes del 15 de enero". Canal 13 (in Spanish). T13.cl. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
External links
- Metro de Santiago website (in Spanish)
This page was last edited on 18 September 2023, at 06:14