Del Sol metro station

Del Sol
Santiago Metro station
Platform level
General information
LocationPajaritos Avenue / Américo Vespucio Avenue
Coordinates33°29′23.97″S 70°45′10.64″W / 33.4899917°S 70.7529556°W / -33.4899917; -70.7529556
Line(s) Line 5
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTransantiago buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedFebruary 3, 2011[1]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Santiago Bueras Line 5 Monte Tabor

Del Sol is a metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The station is named for the nearby Autopista del Sol. The station was opened on 3 February 2011 as part of the extension of the line from Pudahuel to Plaza de Maipú.[2]

At 17 metres (56 ft) below the surface,[3] the lower level of the station has two side platforms and two tracks, and above these there is a full-length mezzanine. The platforms are 170 m (560 ft) in length.[3] Large rectangular pillars support the upper levels. The station features a caterpillar-shaped street-level bus area, which is covered by a fiberglass-reinforced PVC fabric membrane roof.[4] It is 120 m (390 ft) long and 25 m (82 ft) wide.[4]

  1. ^ "Metro inaugurará extensión de Línea 5 a Maipú el próximo jueves". La Tercera (in Spanish). January 27, 2011. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  2. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
  3. ^ a b "Intermodal en Maipú recibirá usuarios de 5 comunas rurales". La Tercera (in Spanish). June 12, 2010. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Nueva estación intermodal Del Sol presenta ya un 25 por ciento de avance". EMOL (in Spanish). April 19, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2012.