Carlos Valdovinos is an elevated metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. Platforms were lengthened in 2012 to accommodate seven-car trains.[1] The station was opened on 5 April 1997 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Baquedano to Bellavista de La Florida.[2]
Carlos Valdovinos  | |||||||||||
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| Santiago Metro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Vicuña Mackenna Avenue / Carlos Valdovinos Avenue | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°29′11.54″S 70°37′8.87″W / 33.4865389°S 70.6191306°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Line 5 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | April 5, 1997 | ||||||||||
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The station has the shape of a tube with an elliptical cross section. Staircases protrude from both sides of the station.
References
edit- ^ "Ministro de Transportes y Metro revisan en terreno avances de la extensión de andenes de L5". Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
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