Los Presidentes station[2] is a metro station located on Line 4 of the Santiago Metro in Santiago, Chile. It lies on the junction of Vespucio Sur Freeway and Los Presidentes Avenue. The station has disabled access. It is the northernmost ground-level station on the line, before going underground heading towards the center of the city. The area around the station is predominantly residential to the west and dominated by the Cousiño Macul vineyard to the east.[3]
Los Presidentes  | |||||||||||
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| Santiago Metro station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Vespucio Sur Freeway / Los Presidentes Avenue | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Line 4 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | March 2, 2006[1] | ||||||||||
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The station was opened on 2 March 2006 as part of the connection between Grecia and Vicente Valdés.[4]
Etymology
editThe station is named after Los Presidentes Avenue that runs west from the Vespucio Sur Freeway highway heading into Peñalolén commune.
References
edit- ^ "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ Los Presidentes metro station www.metrosantiago.cl retrieved May 21, 2013
- ^ Cousino Macul Vineyard web www.cousinomacul.com retrieved May 21, 2013
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
External links
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