Universidad de Santiago metro station explained

Universidad de Santiago
Type:
Style:STGO
Address:Alameda / Jotabeche Street
Coordinates:-33.4528°N -70.6861°W
Line: Line 1
Other:Transantiago buses
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Opened:September 15, 1975[1]

Universidad de Santiago is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. Is named for the nearby University of Santiago. The station is adjacent to the Evangelical Cathedral of Santiago and to the main bus stations in the city. It was opened on 15 September 1975 as part of the inaugural section of the line between San Pablo and La Moneda.[2]

The station has a central mezzanine that overlooks the outer portions of the platform level. There is artwork on the walls of the four platforms stairways that honors the aforementioned university, which was unveiled on August 30, 2005.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historia . Metro S.A . History . Metro de Santiago . September 8, 2012 . es.
  2. Web site: Schwandl . Robert . Santiago . urbanrail.
  3. Web site: Estación Universidad de Santiago . Metro S.A. . Metro de Santiago . September 8, 2012 . es.