Franklin metro station

Franklin is a transfer station between the Line 2 and Line 6 of the Santiago Metro. Their namesake is the Franklin Neighborhood. The Line 2 station was opened on 31 March 1978 as the southern terminus of the inaugural section of the line, from Los Héroes. On 21 December 1978, the line was extended to Lo Ovalle. The Line 6 station was opened on 2 November 2017 as part of the inaugural section of the line, between Cerrillos and Los Leones.[2]

Franklin
Santiago Metro station
Mesanina of combination in Franklin station, between Line 2 and Line 6 of the Metro of Santiago.
General information
LocationNataniel Cox Street / Placer Street
Coordinates33°28′32.96″S 70°38′57.81″W
Line(s) Line 2
Line 6
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTransantiago buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMarch 31, 1978 ()[1]
November 2, 2017 ()
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Rondizzoni Line 2 El Llano
towards Hospital El Pino
Presidente Pedro Aguirre Cerda
towards Cerrillos
Line 6 Bío Bío
towards Los Leones

The station has a central mezzanine on the first level down containing turnstiles and a ticket booth. Stairs at the two northernmost corners of the mezzanine provide access to the platform level, whereas at south end of the mezzanine, one stair per platform go up to it.

A passageway connects the mezzanine's east end to the only access to the station. The original entrance pavilion was replaced by the current more modest structure. It features two parallel escalators, one up and the other down, which are separated by a central unused space that is provisioned to accommodate two additional escalators. The escalators are flanked by two staircases.

References

  1. "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  2. Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.


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