Bellas Artes metro station (Santiago) explained

Symbol Location:santiago
Symbol:metro
Bellas Artes
Type:
Style:STGO
Coordinates:-33.4366°N -70.6444°W
Line: Line 5
Other:Transantiago buses
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Opened:March 2, 2000 [1]
Accessible:yes

Bellas Artes is an underground metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro. It has platforms narrower than those of the older Santiago's metro stations and has only one exit. Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts, which is located on Parque Forestal, and Santa Lucía Hill are within walking distance from the station. The station was opened on 3 March 2000 as part of the extension of the line was extended from Baquedano to Santa Ana.[2]

The name Bellas Artes is Spanish for Fine Arts, an allusion to the aforementioned museum.

Transantiago buses

The station is surrounded by 4 bus stops (Stops 3 and 5 do not exist):

Bus Stop/ Code Routes
Stop 1 / Miraflores - Merced (PA334) 504 (Hosp. Dipreca) - 505 (Peñalolén) - 508 (Av. Las Torres) - 517 (Peñalolén) - B02n (Plaza Italia)
Stop 2 / Metro Bellas Artes (PA395) 502c (Cerro Navia) - 504 (El Tranque) - 505 (Cerro Navia) - 508 (Av. Mapocho)
Stop 4 / Metro Bellas Artes (PA259) 307 (Lo Marcoleta) - 314 (Lo Marcoleta) - 314e (Lo Marcoleta) - 517 (J.J. Pérez) - B27 (Metro Vespucio Norte)
Stop 6 / Metro Bellas Artes (PA587) 116 (Huechuraba) - 214 (El Cortijo)
Miraflores esq. / Merced (PA44) 303 (Quilicura) - 514 (Enea) - 515n (Route end) - 515n (San Luis de Macul)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historia . Metro S.A. . History . Metro de Santiago . June 11, 2012 . es.
  2. Web site: Schwandl . Robert . Santiago . urbanrail.