Parque Almagro metro station
 Parque Almagro | |||||||||||
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| Santiago Metro station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | San Diego Avenue/Santa Isabel Avenue | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°27′06″S 70°39′03″W / 33.45167°S 70.65083°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Line 3 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 January 2019[1][2] | ||||||||||
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Parque Almagro is an underground metro station of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro network, in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground, between the Universidad de Chile and Matta stations on Line 3. It is located at the intersection of San Diego Avenue with Santa Isabel 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]
Etymology
[edit]The station is located near the San Diego neighborhood (ex 10 de Julio) and the Almagro Park. The name of this neighborhood recalls the Battle of Huamachuco, which took place on July 10, 1883 between Chilean and Peruvian troops in the context of the Pacific War.
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.
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
External links
[edit]- Metro de Santiago website (in Spanish)
