Symbol Location: | santiago |
Symbol: | metro |
Del Sol | |
Type: | |
Style: | STGO |
Address: | Pajaritos Avenue / Américo Vespucio Avenue |
Coordinates: | -33.49°N -70.753°W |
Line: | Line 5 |
Other: | Transantiago buses |
Platform: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Opened: | February 3, 2011[1] |
Accessible: | yes |
Del Sol is a metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The station is named for the nearby Autopista del Sol. The station was opened on 3 February 2011 as part of the extension of the line from Pudahuel to Plaza de Maipú.[2]
At 17m (56feet) below the surface,[3] the lower level of the station has two side platforms and two tracks, and above these there is a full-length mezzanine. The platforms are 170m (560feet) in length.[3] Large rectangular pillars support the upper levels. The station features a caterpillar-shaped street-level bus area, which is covered by a fiberglass-reinforced PVC fabric membrane roof.[4] It is 120m (390feet) long and 25m (82feet) wide.[4]