Manquehue metro station explained

Manquehue
Type:
Style:STGO
Address:Apoquindo Avenue / Manquehue Avenue
Coordinates:-33.4088°N -70.5672°W
Line: Line 1
Other:Transantiago buses
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Opened:January 7, 2010[1]
Accessible:yes

Manquehue is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is part of the eastern extension of the Line 1. The station was opened on 7 January 2010 as part of the extension of the line from Escuela Militar to Los Dominicos,[2]

The station consists of a platform tunnel and three transepts containing a mezzanine each, which are connected by a bridge that is suspended from the tunnel ceiling by tie rods. Each mezzanine is accessed via two entrances on both sides of Apoquindo Avenue.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Metro inaugura mañana extensión de su red a plaza Los Dominicos. es. La Tercera. January 6, 2010. August 17, 2012.
  2. Web site: Schwandl . Robert . Santiago . urbanrail.
  3. Web site: Extensión a Los Dominicos . Metro S.A. . Metro de Santiago . August 17, 2012 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120209042247/http://www.metrosantiago.cl/proyectos-metro/extension-los-dominicos . February 9, 2012 .