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Grecia metro station

Coordinates: 33°28′8.97″S 70°34′35.33″W / 33.4691583°S 70.5764806°W / -33.4691583; -70.5764806
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Grecia
Santiago Metro station
General information
LocationAmérico Vespucio Avenue / Grecia Avenue
Coordinates33°28′8.97″S 70°34′35.33″W / 33.4691583°S 70.5764806°W / -33.4691583; -70.5764806
Line(s) Line 4
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTransantiago buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedNovember 30, 2005[1]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Los Orientales
towards Tobalaba
Line 4 Los Presidentes

Grecia is an underground metro station on Line 4 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The station features a steel-framed skylight. The northernmost portion of the tracks and platforms are laterally curved, which is a distinctive feature of this station.

The station opened on the 30th of November 2005 as southern terminus of the inaugural section of the line between Tobalaba and Grecia. It was briefly the southern terminus of the northern section of the Line 4 until the stations along of the median of Vespucio Sur were put in service on 2 March 2006 and the line has been extended to Vicente Valdés.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  2. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.