San Alberto Hurtado metro station

San Alberto Hurtado
Santiago Metro station
General information
LocationAlameda / Toro Mazotte Street
Coordinates33°27′15″S 70°41′32″W / 33.45417°S 70.69222°W / -33.45417; -70.69222
Line(s) Line 1
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTransantiago buses
History
Opened15 September 1975
Previous namesPila del Ganso (until 2005)
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Ecuador
towards San Pablo
Line 1 Universidad de Santiago

San Alberto Hurtado, formerly known as Pila del Ganso, is a station on the Santiago Metro in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground station located between the stations Ecuador and Universidad de Santiago on the same line, below the Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins and Toro Mazotte street, in the commune of Estación Central.

The station was opened on 15 September 1975 as part of the inaugural section of the line between San Pablo and La Moneda.[1] It was opened under the name of Pila del Ganso, due to a decorative fountain located just above the station in the central reservation of the Alameda, close to Toro Mazotte street. In 2005, because of the recent canonization of Alberto Hurtado, the board of directors of Metro S.A. approved the change of name of the station to San Alberto Hurtado, whose sanctuary and Hogar de Cristo headquarters are located close to the station.

  1. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.