Baquedano | |
Type: | |
Style: | STGO |
Address: | Providencia Avenue / General Bustamante Avenue |
Coordinates: | -33.4375°N -70.635°W |
Line: | Line 1 Line 5 |
Other: | Red buses |
Platform: | 2 side platforms at each line |
Tracks: | 2 per line |
Opened: | March 31, 1977 April 5, 1997 2028 [1] |
Accessible: | yes |
Baquedano is a transfer station between the Line 1 and Line 5 of the Santiago Metro. It is located close to the eastern terminus of the Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins. The station was initially a single-line station on the Line 1, later was enlarged since the Line 5's opening date. there are plans for the future line 7 to intersect with this station.
The Line 1 station was opened on 31 March 1977 as part of the extension of the line from La Moneda to Salvador. The Line 5 station was opened on 5 April 1997 as the northern terminus of the inaugural section of the line, from Baquedano to Bellavista de La Florida. On 3 March 2000, the line was extended to Santa Ana.[2]