Los Leones metro station

Los Leones is a station of the line 1 of the Santiago Metro in Chile, and is the northern terminus of the line 6. The station is named for the nearby Los Leones Avenue. Located in the heart of the commercial area of Providencia, some of its entrances are integrated into the retail lower levels of buildings.

Los Leones
Santiago Metro station
Platform of the station on Line 6.
General information
LocationNueva Providencia Avenue / Ricardo Lyon Avenue
Coordinates33°25′18″S 70°36′35″W / 33.42167°S 70.60972°W / -33.42167; -70.60972
Line(s) Line 1
Line 6
Platforms4 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsRed buses
History
OpenedAugust 31, 1980 ()
November 2, 2017 ()
2033 ()[1]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Pedro de Valdivia
towards San Pablo
Line 1 Tobalaba
Inés de Suárez
towards Cerrillos
Line 6 Terminus

A ceramic mosaic by the artist Ramón Vergara Grez was installed in 1993.[2]

The Line 1 station was opened on 22 August 1980 as part of the extension of the line from Salvador to Escuela Militar. It became an interchange station between Line 1 and Line 6 on 2 November 2017 when the inaugural section of Line 6, between Cerrillos and Los Leones, was opened.[3]

It is expected that by 2033 this station will be combined with the future Line 8.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cuáles son las primeras estaciones que entrarán en funcionamiento en la futura línea 8 de Metro". LaTercera.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Estación Los Leones". Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  3. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.