Santiago Bueras metro station

Santiago Bueras
Santiago Metro station
Location	Pajaritos Avenue / Rafael Riesco Street
Coordinates	33°29′49.11″S 70°45′25.53″W / 33.4969750°S 70.7570917°WCoordinates: 33°29′49.11″S 70°45′25.53″W / 33.4969750°S 70.7570917°W
Line(s)	Line 5
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	February 3, 2011[1]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station Plaza de Maipú Terminus Line 5 Del Sol toward Vicente Valdés

Santiago Bueras is an underground metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is named after Santiago Bueras, a soldier shot dead at the Battle of Maipú.^[2]

The station consists of a mined platform tunnel and transept, as well as a cut-and-cover shaft. There is an inverted pyramid roof over the paid area of the street-level ticket hall, which features V-shaped pillars and glazed walls.

References

1. "Metro inaugurará extensión de Línea 5 a Maipú el próximo jueves". La Tercera (in Spanish). January 27, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
2. "Estación Santiago Bueras". Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved September 17, 2012.