Matta metro station
 Matta | |||||||||||
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| Santiago Metro station | |||||||||||
 View of one of the platforms of the station. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Matta Avenue/Santa Rosa Avenue | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°27′29″S 70°38′35″W / 33.45806°S 70.64306°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Line 3 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 January 2019 ( )[1][2]2032 (  )[3] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Matta is an underground metro station of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro network, in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground, between the Parque Almagro and Irarrázaval stations on Line 3. It is located at the intersection of Matta Avenue with Santa Rosa 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.[4]
It is expected that by 2032 this station will be combined with the future Line 9.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The station is called "Matta", since it is located on Avenida Matta. The street remembers Manuel Antonio Matta, who was a politician and lawyer who in 1863 founded the Partido Radical de Chile.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Línea 9 del Metro: conoce las comunas beneficiadas y cuándo estaría operativa". LaTercera.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
