Toesca metro station

Toesca
Santiago Metro station
Coordinates 33°27′10.48″S 70°39′30.89″W / 33.4529111°S 70.6585806°W / -33.4529111; -70.6585806Coordinates: 33°27′10.48″S 70°39′30.89″W / 33.4529111°S 70.6585806°W / -33.4529111; -70.6585806
Line(s) Line 2
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened March 31, 1978[1]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station
Line 2
toward La Cisterna

Toesca is a metro station on the Line 2 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located in the middle of a sunken stretch of the Autopista Central. The station is named for the nearby Toesca Street, which in turn is named after Joaquín Toesca, who designed La Moneda Palace.

The station is close to the Palacio Cousiño.

References

  1. "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved June 11, 2012.


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