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Universidad Católica metro station

Coordinates: 33°26′24.8″S 70°38′25.39″W / 33.440222°S 70.6403861°W / -33.440222; -70.6403861
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Universidad Católica
Santiago Metro station
General information
LocationAlameda / Portugal Avenue
Coordinates33°26′24.8″S 70°38′25.39″W / 33.440222°S 70.6403861°W / -33.440222; -70.6403861
Line(s) Line 1
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTransantiago buses
History
OpenedMarch 31, 1977 [1]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Santa Lucía
towards San Pablo
Line 1 Baquedano

Universidad Católica is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It provides access to the Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral and is named after the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, whose main administrative offices are housed in a building close to the station. The station was opened on 31 March 1977 as part of the extension of the line from La Moneda to Salvador.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  2. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.