Gruta de Lourdes metro station
Gruta de Lourdes is an underground metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located close to the western branch of the Autopista Central and the Basilica of Lourdes. East of the station, Line 5 runs beneath Quinta Normal Park. The station was opened on 12 January 2010 as part of the extension of the line from Quinta Normal to Pudahuel.[1]
Gruta de Lourdes  | |||||||||||
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| Santiago Metro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | San Pablo Avenue / Patria Nueva Street | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°26′17.76″S 70°41′27.43″W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Line 5 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | January 12, 2010 | ||||||||||
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The station features a mined train hall and transept. Both tunnels, which have an oval cross section, were excavated from a deep open pit. A street-level pavilion with glazed walls contains the fare control.
At the platform level, the walls are paneled with rectangular tiles in blue tones, which are made of pre-painted perforated aluminum. The tracks lie 24.2 metres (79 ft) below street level.[2]
References
- Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
- "Term.Est.Tr.1-20080926.doc". Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
