Escuela Militar metro station

Escuela Militar
Santiago Metro station
General information
LocationApoquindo Avenue / Américo Vespucio Avenue
Coordinates33°24′51.36″S 70°35′4.74″W / 33.4142667°S 70.5846500°W / -33.4142667; -70.5846500
Line(s) Line 1
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTransantiago buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 31, 1980 [1]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Alcántara
towards San Pablo
Line 1 Manquehue

Escuela Militar is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located beneath the cloverleaf-like interchange of Apoquindo Avenue and Américo Vespucio Avenue. The station was opened on 22 August 1980 as part of the extension of the line from Salvador to Escuela Militar. It remained the eastern terminus of the Line 1 until 7 January 2010, when the line was extended to Los Dominicos,[2] and is named for the nearby Escuela Militar del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins.

  1. ^ "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  2. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.