Cumming metro station

Cumming is an underground metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located underneath Catedral street in the commune of Santiago, between metro stations Quinta Normal and Santa Ana.

Cumming
Santiago Metro station
General information
LocationCatedral Street / Ricardo Cumming Avenue
Coordinates33°26′20.67″S 70°40′7.10″W
Line(s) Line 5
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTransantiago buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMarch 31, 2004[1]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Quinta Normal
towards Plaza de Maipú
 Line 5 Santa Ana
towards Vicente Valdés

The station opened on March 31, 2004, along with Quinta Normal station.[2] A ghost station, Libertad, lies between Quinta Normal and Cumming station.

The station is located in the heart of Barrio Brasil, a lively neighborhood known for its cultural scene, near the Brasil campus of the Academy of Christian Humanism University, the Alberto Hurtado University and the Alonso de Ercilla Institute. At the entrance to the station lies the Iglesia de los Capuchinos, a church built in the Neoclassic Greco-Roman style.[3]

The station has disability access.[4] Shotcrete was used for primary and secondary lining of the tunnels. The walls on the platform level and the mezzanine level ceiling feature perforated aluminum panels. A glazed street-level pavilion, which features shade devices, provides access to the station.

Etymology

The station is named for its location underneath the intersection of Ricardo Cumming Avenue with Catedral Street, in the heart of Barrio Brasil.

Ricardo Cumming was a merchant who confessed to planning a siege of Valparaíso with the Congress fleet during the civil war of 1891. He was shot by government forces.

References
  1. "Historia" [History]. Santiago Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  2. Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
  3. "Santiago". Parroquia San Antonio de Padua (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 4, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  4. "Estación Cumming". Santiago Metro. Retrieved May 6, 2013.

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