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SANTIAGO
 Chile

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 Metro

Gran Santiago, the metropolitan area of the Chilean capital, has 6.1 million inhabitants. The city lies 110 km from the Pacific Ocean (Valparaíso). In 1968 the decision was taken to build a rubber-tyred metro system with 5 lines and totalling 60 km, which by the end of 2023 had grown to roughly 140 km:

 

   Line 1  San Pablo - Los Dominicos  19.8 km - almost entirely underground

L1 Escuela Militar © Santiago Vera L1 El Golf © Juan Pablo Arias L1 Las Rejas  © Juan Pablo Arias L1 Universidad de Chile  © Juan Pablo Arias NS93 train © Stephen Knight
Photos © (1) Santiago Vera, (2-4) Juan Pablo Arias, (5) Stephen Knight | More photos

 

   Line 2  Vespucio Norte - Hospital El Pino  24.7 km - 20.7 km underground

L2 Santa Ana © Santiago Vera L2 San Joaquín © Santiago Vera L2 Toesca   © Juan Pablo Arias L2 La Cisterna   © Juan Pablo Arias L2 Einstein   © Juan Pablo Arias
Photos © (1-2) Santiago Vera, (3-5) Juan Pablo Arias | More photos

 

   Line 3  Plaza Quilicura - Fernando Castillo Velasco  23.8 km - driverless
CAF has supplied and maintains 115 cars for Line 3 and 70 for Line 6. They are equipped with CBTC provided by Thales for driverless operation.
   Line 4  Tobalaba - Pl. Puente Alto  24.7 km - steel wheels, partly underground and partly at grade/elevated

 Plaza Egaña © Juan Pablo Arias L4 Príncipe de Gales © Juan Pablo Arias L4 Quillayes  © Juan Pablo Arias L4 Trinidad  © Juan Pablo Arias L4 Vicente Valdés  © Juan Pablo Arias
Photos © (1-5) Juan Pablo Arias | More photos

 

   Line 4A  V. Mackenna - La Cisterna  7.7 km, at grade/elevated

Metro Santiago L4A Metro Santiago L4A Metro Santiago L4A
Photos © (1-3) Bob Anderson | More photos

 

   Line 5  Plaza de Maipú - Vicente Valdés  30.7 km

L5 Nuble © Santiago Vera L5 Santa Ana  © Juan Pablo Arias L5 Bellas Artes  © Juan Pablo Arias L5 Nuble  © Juan Pablo Arias L5 Mirador  © Juan Pablo Arias L5 LAs Parcelas
Photos (1) © (1) Santiago Vera, (2-5) Juan Pablo Arias | More photos

 

   Line 6  Cerrillos - Los Leones  15.3 km - driverless

Santiago Metro Line 6 Santiago Metro Line 6 Santiago Metro Line 6

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 History

15 Sept 1975: Line 1 - San Pablo - La Moneda (8.2 km)
31 Mar 1977: Line 1 - La Moneda - Salvador (3.2 km)
31 Mar 1978: Line 2 - Los Héroes - Franklin (4.9 km)
21 Dec 1978: Line 2 Franklin - Lo Ovalle (4.8 km)
22 Aug 1980: Line 1 - Salvador - Escuela Militar (4.5 km)
15 Sept 1987: Line 2 - Los Héroes - Cal y Canto (1.7 km)
05 April 1997: Line 5 - Baquedano - Bellavista de la Florida (10.3 km)
03 Mar 2000: Line 5 - Baquedano - Santa Ana (2.8 km)
31 Mar 2004: Line 5 Santa Ana - Quinta Normal (2 km)
08 Sept 2004: Line 2 Cal y Canto - Cerro Blanco (1.6 km)
22 Dec 2004: Line 2 Lo Ovalle - La Cisterna (2.3 km)
25 Nov 2005: Line 2 Cerro Blanco - Einstein (1.9 km)
30 Nov 2005: Line 4 Tobalaba - Grecia (7.7 km) and Vicente Valdés - Plaza Puente Alto (10.9 km)
30 Nov 2005: Line 5 Bellavista de la Florida - Vicente Valdés (0.9 km)
02 Mar 2006: Line 4 Grecia - Vicente Valdés (6.1 km)
16 Aug 2006: Line 4A Vicuña Mackenna - La Cisterna (7.7 km)
21 Dec 2006: Line 2 Einstein - Vespucio Norte
(2.4 km)
05 Nov 2009:
Line 4
San José de la Estrella station added
07 Jan 2010: Line 1 Escuela Militar - Los Dominicos
(3.8 km)
12 Jan 2010: Line 5 Quinta Normal - Pudahuel (5.6 km)
03 Feb 2011: Line 5 Pudahuel - Plaza de Maipú (8.6 km)
02 Nov 2017: Line 6 Cerrillos - Los Leones (15.3 km)
22 Jan 2019: Line 3 Los Libertadores - Fdo. Castillo Velasco (20 km)
25 Sept 2023: Line 3 Los Libertadores - Plaza Quilicura (3.8 km)
27 Nov 2023: Line 2 La Cisterna - Hospital El Pino (5.2 km)

 

 Projects

A second east-west line, L7, is under construction. It will run parallel to L1 through the northern parts of the city, providing interchange with other lines at Puente Cal y Canto (L2, L3), Baquedano (L1, L5) and Salvador (L1).

L6 is to be extended southwest to Lo Errázuriz to create an interchange with the future suburban line to Melipilla, and northeast to Torre Titanium (Vitacura/Isidora Goyenechea) where it will meet L7.

Plans for lines 8 and 9 have been revealed.

A second suburban line, el Tren Melipilla, heading southwest from Estación Central (Alameda) to Melipilla. [Website]

 

 Metrotrén Nos
A fully integrated S-Bahn service was launched on 17 March 2017 on the upgraded section of the railway line to Rancagua and Chillán, providing a dense suburban service within the metropolitan area, from Estación Central (Alameda) to Nos. Trains run every 6 min during peak hours and every 10 minutes off-peak, with a journey time of 24 minutes.

Metrotren Nos Metrotren Nos Metrotren Nos

 

 Links

Metro de Santiago (Official Page) incl. new extensions

Transantiago

Metrotrén (Suburban Rail) en Tren Central (EFE)


Metro Santiago en Wikipedia (Spanish)

Alamys - Metro de Santiago Page

Santiago Metro Gallery

Photologs by Juan Pablo Arias (L1 | L2 | L4 | L5)

 

L1 Universidad de Chile © Stephen Knight L2 Santa Ana © Stephen Knight L2 Los Héroes © Stephen Knight L4 Puente Alto © Stephen Knight
(1-4) © Stephen Knight

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