Mirador is an elevated metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. A footbridge connects the concourse level to the Mall Florida Center. The station was opened on 5 April 1997 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Baquedano to Bellavista de La Florida.[1]
Santiago Metro station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Vicuña Mackenna Avenue / Mirador Azul Street | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°30′48.3″S 70°36′21.33″W / 33.513417°S 70.6059250°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 5 | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | April 5, 1997 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Like the older elevated stations on the Line 5, Mirador was upgraded to support longer trains. The old side platforms were five-car long, but the renovation allows the platforms to serve seven-car trains.[2]
References
edit- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
- ^ "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 25, 2012.