Hospital Sótero del Río metro station

Hospital Sótero del Río
Santiago Metro station
Location	Concha y Toro Avenue / Gabriela Avenue
Coordinates	33°34′37″S 70°34′56″W / 33.57694°S 70.58222°W / -33.57694; -70.58222Coordinates: 33°34′37″S 70°34′56″W / 33.57694°S 70.58222°W / -33.57694; -70.58222
Line(s)	Line 4
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	November 30, 2005[1]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station Elisa Correa toward Tobalaba Line 4 Protectora de la Infancia toward Plaza de Puente Alto

Hospital Sótero del Río station^[2] is an elevated metro station located on the overhead section of Line 4 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is named after the Sótero del Río Hospital, which is directly surrounding the station. The station is located in Concha y Toro Avenue near its junction with Gabriela Avenue.

The station’s surroundings include the Sótero del Río Hospital, the Josefina Martínez children’s hospital, schools, a religious centre, local stores, a supermarket, and the 38th Comisaría de Puente Alto police station. The location of this station makes it useful for patients of both hospitals.

Unusually for an elevated station, the ticket office and concourse are located underground. This is to create extra space due to the large number of commuters travelling through the station.

Etymology

The station takes the name from the hospital,^[3] which is named after Sótero del Río Gundián (born in Cauquenes, at March 29, 1900; died in Santiago, Chile, at May 10, 1969). Del Río was a physician, scholar, researcher, entrepreneur, business leader and Chilean politician. He served as Minister of State for the Presidents Juan Esteban Montero, Juan Antonio Ríos, Gabriel González Videla and Jorge Alessandri. His namesake hospital is the largest in southeastern Santiago, and one of the most important in Santiago.

References

External links

• Metro de Santiago
• Sótero del Río Hospital web (in Spanish)