Quilín is a freeway-median metro station on the Line 4 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It acts as a central support structure for the northern bridge of a roundabout interchange called Quilín. The station was opened on 2 March 2006 as part of the connection between Grecia and Vicente Valdés.[2]
Santiago Metro station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Vespucio Sur Freeway / Quilín Avenue | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°29′16.52″S 70°34′49.20″W / 33.4879222°S 70.5803333°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 4 | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | March 2, 2006[1] | ||||||||||
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The station features an undulating roof whose central portion is part of the road deck of the aforementioned bridge. It has a mezzanine on its southern end; the mezzanine is connected to two exits by a curved grade-separated walkway, which consists of a footbridge at the center and two pedestrian tunnels at both ends.
References
edit- ^ "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.