Universidad de Santiago metro station

Universidad de Santiago
Santiago Metro station
Location Alameda / Jotabeche Street
Coordinates 33°27′9.98″S 70°41′9.67″W / 33.4527722°S 70.6860194°W / -33.4527722; -70.6860194Coordinates: 33°27′9.98″S 70°41′9.67″W / 33.4527722°S 70.6860194°W / -33.4527722; -70.6860194
Line(s) Line 1
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Transantiago buses
History
Opened September 15, 1975[1]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station
toward San Pablo
Line 1

Universidad de Santiago is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. Is named for the nearby University of Santiago. The station is adjacent to the Evangelical Cathedral of Santiago and to the main bus stations in the city.

The station has a central mezzanine that overlooks the outer portions of the platform level. There is artwork on the walls of the four platforms stairways that honors the aforementioned university, which was unveiled on August 30, 2005.[2]

References

  1. "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  2. "Estación Universidad de Santiago". Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved September 8, 2012.


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