Santiago Metro Line 2

Santiago Metro Line 2
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Line 2
Overview
Type Rubber-tyred metro
System Santiago Metro, Transantiago
Status Active
Locale Santiago, Chile
Termini Vespucio Norte
La Cisterna
Stations 22
Services 1
Daily ridership 325,400 (2015)
Operation
Opened March 31, 1978
Owner Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Operator(s) Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Character Embankment at Santa Ana-Rondizzoni section
Underground otherwise
Depot(s) Near Lo Ovalle
Rolling stock Alstom NS-74, NS-2004 and NS-2016, and Concarril NS-88
Technical
Track length 19.3 km (12.0 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification Third rail
Operating speed 75 km/h (47 mph)
Route map
P L A C E H O L D E R .

Santiago Metro Line 2 is one of the six lines that currently make up the Santiago Metro network in Santiago, Chile. It has 22 stations and 20.7 km of track. The line intersects with Line 1 at Los Héroes, with Line 4A at La Cisterna, with Line 5 at Santa Ana, and Line 6 at Franklin. It will also intersect with the future Line 3 and Line 7 at Puente Cal y Canto station. Its distinctive colour on the network map is yellow.

In 2015, Line 2 accounted for 18.8% of all trips made on the metro with a daily ridership of 325,400.

History

The first section on Line 2 opened to the public on March 31, 1978[1] running between Los Héroes station and Franklin station. Later the same year, in December, the next section opened running between Franklin station and Lo Ovalle station.

In 1987, two new stations opened at the line’s northern end, Santa Ana and Puente Cal y Canto. Much later, on September 8, 2004, two further stations opened to the north, Patronato and Cerro Blanco. These stations marked a new feat in Santiago and overall Chilean engineering by building under the Mapocho River and the Costanera Norte freeway. That year, the line was also extended to the south with the opening of La Cisterna station.

Another section opened in the north on November 25, 2005, running from Cerro Blanco station to Einstein station. Finally, on December 22, 2006, the most recent three stations opened: Vespucio Norte, Zapadores and Dorsal.

On October 26, 2009, the express service began to run on Line 2, stopping at certain stations only at peak times, allowing for faster journeys. Since 2009, the Municipality of San Bernardo and the Santiago Metro are rallying for a future extension of Line 2 to the south, running from La Cisterna to San Bernardo’s main square. The extension will include several new stations which will benefit people living in southern Santiago, especially in the towns of El Bosque and San Bernardo.

On November 2, 2017, line 6 was inaugurated, intersecting line 2 with line 6 at Franklin station.

Communes served by Line 2

This line serves the following communes from west to east:

Tren Expreso (Express Service)

The express service[2] works during peak hours and allows trains to stop at alternate stations, reducing the number of stops and the duration of journeys. The stations on the line are divided into “green route” stations, “red route” stations and “common” stations (Spanish: estación común), where all trains stop and allow passengers to switch between red and green routes. The express service works from Monday to Friday, between 6am - 9am and 6pm - 9pm.

Red Route Stations

Green Route Stations

Common Stations

There are 8 stations where both red and green route trains stop. They are the busiest stations and give commuters the chance to change between routes.

Stations

Line 2 stations from east to west are:

Stations Connections Location Opening Commune Notes
Vespucio Norte Av. Americo Vespucio Norte/Principal Ignacio Carrera Pinto Recoleta/Huechuraba
Zapadores Av. Recoleta/Av. Zapadores Recoleta
Dorsal Av. Recoleta/Av. Dorsal Recoleta
Einstein Av. Recoleta/Av. Einstein Recoleta
Cementerios Av. Recoleta/Av. Arzobispo Valdivieso Recoleta
Cerro Blanco Av. Recoleta/Av. Santos Dumont Recoleta
Patronato Av. Recoleta/Av. Santa Filomena Recoleta
Puente Cal y Canto Bandera/Av. Balmaceda Recoleta/Santiago For the year 2019 it will be future combination with the Line and the year 2026 for the Line
Santa Ana Av. Manuel Rodriguez/Catedral Santiago
Los Héroes Av. Manuel Rodriguez/Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins Santiago
Toesca Av. Presidente Jorge Alessandri/Toesca Santiago
Parque O'Higgins Av. Presidente Jorge Alessandri/Av. Manuel Antonio Matta Santiago
Rondizzoni Av. Presidente Jorge Alessandri/Av. Rondizzoni Santiago
Franklin Placer/Av. Nataniel Cox Santiago/San Miguel
El Llano Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Av. José Joaquín Vallejos San Miguel
San Miguel Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Curiñanca San Miguel
Lo Vial Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Av. Blanco Viel San Miguel
Departamental Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Carlos Edwards San Miguel
Ciudad del Niño Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Varas Mena San Miguel
Lo Ovalle Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Carvajal La Cisterna
El Parrón Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Av. El Parrón La Cisterna
La Cisterna Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Av. Américo Vespucio Sur La Cisterna
Los Héroes metro station on a busy day

Line 2 data sheet

See also

References

  1. ↑ Santiago’s Metro History (Spanish) www.metrosantiago.cl Retrieved April 20, 2013
  2. ↑ Guide to the Line 2's express service(Spanish) www.metrosantiago.cl Retrieved 20 April 2013
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