Del Sol metro station explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Metro inaugurará extensión de Línea 5 a Maipú el próximo jueves. es. La Tercera. January 27, 2011. September 15, 2012. August 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140813095502/http://diario.latercera.com/2011/01/27/01/contenido/pais/31-57448-9-metro-inaugurara-extension-de-linea-5-a-maipu-el-proximo-jueves.shtml. dead.
  2. Web site: Schwandl . Robert . Santiago . urbanrail.
  3. News: Intermodal en Maipú recibirá usuarios de 5 comunas rurales. es. La Tercera. June 12, 2010. September 15, 2012. October 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151013143701/http://diario.latercera.com/2010/06/12/01/contenido/9_29665_9.shtml. dead.
  4. News: Nueva estación intermodal Del Sol presenta ya un 25 por ciento de avance. es. EMOL. April 19, 2009. September 15, 2012.