Vespucio Norte metro station

Vespucio Norte
Santiago Metro station
Location	Américo Vespucio Avenue / Principal Capitán Ignacio Carrera Pinto Avenue
Coordinates	33°22′52.18″S 70°38′40.30″W / 33.3811611°S 70.6445278°W / -33.3811611; -70.6445278Coordinates: 33°22′52.18″S 70°38′40.30″W / 33.3811611°S 70.6445278°W / -33.3811611; -70.6445278
Line(s)	Line 2
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	December 21, 2006[1]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station Terminus Line 2 Zapadores toward La Cisterna

Vespucio Norte is an underground metro station on the Line 2 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is the northern terminus of the Line 2 and provides 120 underground parking spaces.^[1]

Built in open cut, the station has two side platforms and two tracks. At the center of the station a large mezzanine, without central support, spans over tracks and platforms, all of which are surmounted by a longitudinally curved ceiling.

A very long pavilion, which features an irregularly sawtooth shaped roof, houses the entrances to the station and is connected to a bus area. It is located on the south side of Vespucio Norte Express freeway.

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