Plaza de Maipú metro station
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Plaza de Maipú is an underground metro station on Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The station is located under the Plaza de Armas of Maipú. It was formerly the deepest station in the Santiago Metro system[2] at 28 metres (92 ft) deep.[3] However, this has since been surpassed by the Line 3 platforms at Puente Cal y Canto station. The station was opened on 3 February 2011 as the southwestern terminus of the extension of the line from Pudahuel to Plaza de Maipú.[4]
Santiago Metro station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Pajaritos Avenue / 5 de Abril Avenue | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°30′36.07″S 70°45′25.11″W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 5 | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | February 3, 2011[1] | ||||||||||
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The platform level of the station is built in a mined tunnel with an oval cross section. At their eastern ends, two also tunneled transepts open into a large, deep cut-and-cover box. The ticket hall is on the first level down of this volume. Multi-level escalators, elevators and stairways lead to the surface.