Los Presidentes metro station explained

Symbol Location:Santiago
Symbol:metro
Los Presidentes
Type:
Style:STGO
Address:Vespucio Sur Freeway / Los Presidentes Avenue
Line: Line 4
Other:Transantiago buses
Platform:2 side platforms
Levels:2
Tracks:2
Opened:March 2, 2006[1]
Accessible:yes

Los Presidentes station[2] is a metro station located on Line 4 of the Santiago Metro in Santiago, Chile. It lies on the junction of Vespucio Sur Freeway and Los Presidentes Avenue. The station has disabled access. It is the northernmost ground-level station on the line, before going underground heading towards the center of the city.The area around the station is predominantly residential to the west and dominated by the Cousiño Macul vineyard to the east.[3]

The station was opened on 2 March 2006 as part of the connection between Grecia and Vicente Valdés.[4]

Etymology

The station is named after Los Presidentes Avenue that runs west from the Vespucio Sur Freeway highway heading into Peñalolén commune.

External links

-33.4771°N -70.5787°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historia . Metro S.A . History . Metro de Santiago . August 31, 2012 . Spanish.
  2. http://www.metrosantiago.cl/estacion/los-presidentes Los Presidentes metro station
  3. http://www.cousinomacul.com/en/ Cousino Macul Vineyard web
  4. Web site: Schwandl . Robert . Santiago . urbanrail.