Pedro de Valdivia metro station

Pedro de Valdivia is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The station is named for the nearby Pedro de Valdivia Avenue, which in turn was named for Pedro de Valdivia. It was opened on 22 August 1980 as part of the extension of the line from Salvador to Escuela Militar.[1]

Pedro de Valdivia
Santiago Metro station
General information
LocationNueva Providencia Avenue / Marchant Pereira Street
Coordinates33°25′31.51″S 70°36′52.14″W
Line(s) Line 1
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsRed buses
History
OpenedAugust 31, 1980 ()
2027 ()
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Manuel Montt
towards San Pablo
 Line 1 Los Leones
towards Los Dominicos

The platform level features a vaulted drop ceiling of stained glass. A second work of art is entitled La Ciudad (The City), which consists of four enameled steel murals placed on the walls of the four platform stairways. Both artworks were unveiled on January 13, 1999.[2]

It is expected that by 2027 this station will be combined with the future Line 7.

  • Sign used in access to the station until 1997.
    Sign used in access to the station until 1997.
  • Antique valance used on platforms.
    Antique valance used on platforms.
  • Valance currently used on the platforms until 2019.
    Valance currently used on the platforms until 2019.
  • Valance currently used on the platforms since 2019.
    Valance currently used on the platforms since 2019.
  • La Noche (The Night), the western portion of the artwork called El Cielo (The Sky)
    La Noche (The Night), the western portion of the artwork called El Cielo (The Sky)

References
  1. Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
  2. "Estación Pedro de Valdivia". Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved August 6, 2012.


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