Santiago Metro Line 6

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Overview
Type Rubber-tyred metro
System Santiago Metro, Transantiago
Status Under construction
Locale Santiago
Termini Cerrillos metro station
Los Leones metro station
Stations 12
Services 1
Operation
Opening expected on 2016
Owner Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Operator(s) Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Character Underground
Technical
Track length 15.3km
No. of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification Over Head (Catenary)
Line 6 Map
P L A C E H O L D E R .

Santiago Metro Line 6 is a new line due to open on the Santiago Metro, Santiago, Chile, in 2016. It will connect the commune of Cerrillos, in the south west of the city, with the centre and east of the city, where most economic activity is concentrated. The first stage is set to be completed by 2016 with the whole line to be finished by 2017. It will have 12 new stations on 15.3 km of track.

The main purposes of Line 6 will be to relief the busy Line 1 and to provide extra connections across the Santiago transport network. The line will connect with Line 1, Line 3 and Line 5, with the suburban train network (Metrotrén) at Lo Valledor station, and with the Transantiago bus network at Avenida Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Avenida Departamental, Avenida Santa Rosa and Avenida Grecia. It is also hoped that the line will incentivise development in the south central area of the capital city.

Some old train lines will be used in the construction of the project, which will reduce costs.

The new line will directly benefit the communes of Cerrillos, Estación Central, Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Santiago, San Miguel, San Joaquín, Ñuñoa, Providencia and Las Condes.

History

The project was announced by Chilean president Michele Bachelet in 2009. In January 2012 a modification to the original track plan was announced, with the “Maestranza” (renamed as “Lo Valledor”) and “Club Hípico” stations relocated on Avenida Carlos Valdovinos.[1]

In February 2013, an additional station on Eliodoro Yáñez Avenue was announced in response to requests from residents Providencia.[2]

Initial criticisms

Mayors of some of the wealthier communes in the east of the city have criticised the project, claiming that insufficient consultation had taken place before it was announced.[3] Other critics complained about further delays in the construction of Line 3, whose completion date was pushed back in favour of Line 6.

Technical studies carried out by the Catholic University of Chile[4] claimed that Line 6 has several advantages over Line 3, primarily because of its greater social impact and the potential for development it brings to derelict areas of the city.

Future

A proposal is being considered to extend the line through Avenida Presidente Kennedy and add stations near two of the city’s biggest shopping centres, connecting with the comunes of Vitacura and Las Condes. Other alternatives have proposed extending the line the Ciudad Empresarial business district in Huechuraba.

Innovations

The new metro lines (Line 3 and Line 6) are expected to comply with high security and passenger comfort standards. The new security measures will include cameras inside the trains, an overhead (catenary) electric transmission line, auto-drive, doors located on the platform, air conditioning in the trains and connections with suburban trains.

Communes to be served by Line 6

Line 6 will serve the following Santiago communes from west to east:

Stations

Line 6 stations from west to east will be:

Stations Connections Location Opening Commune
Lo Errázuriz Salvador Allende/Lo Errázuriz Avenues est. 2016 Cerrillos
Cerrillos Pedro Aguirre Cerda/Departamental Avenues est. 2016 Cerrillos
Lo Valledor Carlos Valdovinos Avenue/Maipú Street est. 2016 Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Club Hípico Carlos Valdovinos/Club Hípico Avenue est. 2016 Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Franklin Placer/Nataniel Cox Streets est. 2016 Santiago
Bio-Bío Placer Street/Santa Rosa Avenue est. 2016 Santiago
Ñuble Carlos Dittborn/Vicuña Mackenna Avenues est. 2016 Ñuñoa
Estadio Nacional Pedro de Valdivia/Grecia Avenues est. 2016 Ñuñoa
Ñuñoa Pedro de Valdivia/Irarrázaval Avenues est. 2016 Ñuñoa
Inés de Suárez Pedro de Valdivia/Francisco Bilbao Avenues est. 2016 Providencia
Eliodoro Yáñez Pedro de Valdivia/Eliodoro Yáñez Avenues est. 2016 Providencia
Los Leones[5] Providencia/Ricardo Lyon Avenues est. 2016 Providencia

Line 6 data sheet

See also

References

  1. ↑ Anuncian modificación en trazado de Línea 6 del Metro e inicio de obras durante segundo semestre de 2012 (in Spanish) www.latercera.cl Bárbara Agüero G. January 27, 2012 Retrieved May 07, 2013
  2. ↑ Vecinos de Providencia exigen una estación de Metro en Eliodoro Yáñez www.cooperativa.cl February 4, 2013 Retrieved May 07
  3. ↑ Sabat y Línea 6: Con Piñera haremos algo mejor que una tan rasca como ésa www.emol.com Bárbara Covarrubias, December 30, 2009, Retrieved April 10, 2013
  4. ↑ Estudio de la UC confirma mayores beneficios sociales de la línea 6 de Metro http://noticias.universia.cl/ January 15, 2010
  5. ↑ Cambio en Línea 6 del Metro elimina estación en sector de Sanhattan Argandoña, Consuelo www.latercera.cl July 4, 2011 Retrieved May 13, 2013

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