Chile España metro station

Chile España is an underground metro station of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro network, in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground, between the Ñuñoa and Villa Frei stations on Line 3. It is located at the intersection of Irarrázaval Avenue with Chile España 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]

Chile España
Santiago Metro station
General information
LocationIrarrázaval Avenue/Chile España Avenue
Coordinates33°27′16″S 70°34′48″W
Line(s) Line 3
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsRed buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Opened22 January 2019 ()[1][2]
2030 ()
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Ñuñoa
towards Plaza Quilicura
 Line 3 Villa Frei
towards Fernando Castillo Velasco

It is expected that by the year 2030 it will become a combination station with the future Line 8.[4]

Etymology

The station takes its name directly from the intersection where it is located, Irarrázaval Avenue with Chile-Spain Avenue in the municipality of Ñuñoa. At first its name was "Plaza Armenia", because it will be under the square of the same name.

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.
  4. "Nuevas Líneas 8 y 9 del Metro reducirán hasta en 70% el tiempo de viaje de los usuario". La Tercera (in Spanish). La Tercera.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018.


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