Pudahuel metro station

Pudahuel
Santiago Metro station

Station platform
Location San Pablo Avenue / Teniente Cruz Avenue
Coordinates 33°26′41.79″S 70°44′27.79″W / 33.4449417°S 70.7410528°WCoordinates: 33°26′41.79″S 70°44′27.79″W / 33.4449417°S 70.7410528°W
Line(s) Line 5
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened January 12, 2010 [1]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station
Line 5

Pudahuel station is an underground metro station on Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located underneath the junction of San Pablo Avenue and Teniente Cruz Avenue, on the border of the communes of Pudahuel and Lo Prado, between Barrancas and San Pablo metro stations. It has an area of 3,100 m²[2] The station has disabled access.[3]

The station and the line extension it forms part of were inaugurated on January 12, 2010 by president Michelle Bachelet.[4]

In the surrounding area can be found the Pudahuel municipality building, a supermarket, a share taxis stop and a bus stop.

After Pudahuel station, the underground tunnel makes an abrupt turn to the south west towards Maipú, right under the commune hall. This bend can be seen from the platform (see the photo gallery).

Etymology

The station was named after the Pudahuel town hall, located at the main exit.

Photo gallery

References

  1. ↑ History (in Spanish). Santiago Metro. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  2. ↑ memories 2009 www.metrosantiago.cl 2010, Retrieved 16 May 2013
  3. ↑ Pudahuel station. Metrosantiago.cl. Retrieved 16 May 2013
  4. ↑ Inauguran extensión de Línea 5 que une Pudahuel con el centro en 12 minutos (in Spanish) www.emol.com January 12, 2010, Retrieved 16 May 2013

External links

See also

Media related to Pudahuel at Wikimedia Commons