Symbol Location: | santiago |
Symbol: | metro |
Gruta de Lourdes | |
Type: | |
Style: | STGO |
Address: | San Pablo Avenue / Patria Nueva Street |
Coordinates: | -33.4383°N -70.691°W |
Line: | Line 5 |
Other: | Transantiago buses |
Platform: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Opened: | January 12, 2010 |
Accessible: | yes |
Gruta de Lourdes is an underground metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located close to the western branch of the Autopista Central and the Basilica of Lourdes. East of the station, Line 5 runs beneath Quinta Normal Park. The station was opened on 12 January 2010 as part of the extension of the line from Quinta Normal to Pudahuel.[1]
The station features a mined train hall and transept. Both tunnels, which have an oval cross section, were excavated from a deep open pit. A street-level pavilion with glazed walls contains the fare control.
At the platform level, the walls are paneled with rectangular tiles in blue tones, which are made of pre-painted perforated aluminum. The tracks lie 24.2m (79.4feet) below street level.[2]