Santiago Metro Line 3

Santiago Metro Line 3
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Overview
Type Rapid Transit
System Santiago Metro, Transantiago
Status Under construction
Locale Santiago
Termini Los Libertadores metro station
Fernando Castillo Velasco metro station
Stations 22
Services 1
Operation
Opened 2019
Owner Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Operator(s) Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Character Underground
Technical
Line length 21.7 km (13.5 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification Overhead lines

Santiago Metro Line 3 is a new line due to open on the Santiago Metro, Santiago, Chile, in 2019. It will connect the commune of Huechuraba in the north of the city with the city centre, where most economic activity is concentrated, and the centre with the communes of Ñuñoa, La Reina and Peñalolén[1] in the east side of Santiago. The first stage is scheduled to be completed by 2019, with the whole line by 2021. It will have 22 new stations on 21.7 km of track.

History

Projected map of Line 3 as planned for 1987.

Line 3 was initially planned for construction after Lines 1 and 2 but the 1985 Algarrobo earthquake near Santiago[2] meant work on the new line had to be postponed so that the resources could be used to rebuild the damage caused by the earthquake. In the 90s, Santiago’s transportation needs changed dramatically with a population explosion in the south of the city, especially the communes of La Florida, Chile and Puente Alto, and the plans for the Line 3 were postponed again in favour of Line 5, Line 4 and Line 4A in the south.

Despite this, there are pockets of Line 3 works hidden around Santiago, such as the Ghost Station under Puente Cal y Canto station, located to the east of the line 2 side of the station, where works were carried out for years.[3]

In 2010, another new line was announced, Line 6,[4] which once again saw the construction of Line 3 pushed back. Criticism of this delay led finally to the announcement of a new Line 3 construction project by the Chilean government on October 5, 2010. An initial length of track and 18 stations were announced in July 2011,[5] with an extension of 1.7 km announced in May 2012, connecting to an extra station at the Military Hospital. This will provide access to the hospital itself, to Eulogio Sánchez Airport (better known as Tobalaba Airfield), and to the communes of La Reina and Peñalolén.[6]

Line 3 will connect with all Santiago Metro lines except for Line 4A. It connects with Line 1 at Universidad de Chile station, with Line 2 and the future Line 7 at Puente Cal y Canto station, with Line 4 at Plaza Egaña station and with Line 5 at Plaza de Armas station and Irarrázaval station. It will also connect with Line 6 at Ñuñoa station once line 3 is finished. Its distinctive colour on the network line map will be brown.

Innovations

Line 3 is expected to comply with high security and passenger comfort standards. the newest finished line (line 6) already does that. The new security measures will include cameras inside the trains, an overhead (catenary) electric transmission line, auto-drive, doors located on the platform, air conditioning in the trains and connections with suburban trains.

Communes to be served by Line 3

Line 3 will serve the following Santiago communes from west to east:

Stations

Line 3 stations from east to west will be:

Station Metro transfer Address Communes Notes
Los Libertadores Los Libertadores Freeway/San Pedro de Atacama Street Huechuraba
Cardenal Caro Independencia/José María Caro Avenues Conchalí
Vivaceta Independencia/Zapadores Avenues Conchalí
Conchalí Independencia/Dorsal Avenues Conchalí
Plaza Chacabuco Independencia Avenue/Julio Martínez Street Independencia
Hospitales Independencia Avenue/Bezanilla Street Independencia
Puente Cal y Canto Bandera/General Mackenna Streets Santiago For the year 2026 it will be future combination with the Line
Plaza de Armas Bandera/Catedral Streets Santiago
Universidad de Chile San Diego Street/Bernardo O'Higgins Avenue Santiago
Parque Almagro San Diego Street/Santa Isabel Avenue Santiago
Matta Matta/Santa Rosa Avenues Santiago For the year 2026 it will be future combination with the Line
Irarrázaval Grecia/General Bustamante Avenues Ñuñoa
Monseñor Eyzaguirre Irarrázaval/Manuel Montt Avenues Ñuñoa
Ñuñoa Irarrázaval/Pedro de Valdivia Avenues Ñuñoa
Chile España Irarrázaval/Chile España Avenues Ñuñoa For the year 2026 it will be future combination with the Line
Villa Frei Irarrázaval/Ramón Cruz Avenues Ñuñoa
Plaza Egaña Irarrázaval/Ossa Avenues Ñuñoa, La Reina
Fernando Castillo Velasco Larraín/Tobalaba Avenues La Reina

Line 3 data sheet

  • Terminal Communes:Huechuraba – La Reina
  • Track:
    • Independencia Avenue: 7 Stations
    • Bandera Avenue: 2 station
    • San Diego Avenue: 2 stations
    • Irarrázaval Avenue: 6 stations
    • Larraín Avenue: 2 stations
  • Construction Method:
    • Underground
  • Opening Dates:
    • 2019

See also

References

  1. ↑ Peñalolén commune web site (in Spanish) Municipalidad de Peñalolén, Av. Grecia 8735, Teléfono (56 2) 486 8000
  2. ↑ Offshore Valparaiso, Chile 1985 March 03 22:47:07 UTC Magnitude 7.8 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ Abridged from Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 17, Number 5, Sep-Oct 1985. Retrieved April May 7, 2013
  3. ↑ hidden camera of a TV show in the station of line 3 never finished www.youtube.com Retrieved April 2013
  4. ↑ El Presidente Sebastián Piñera dio inicio a la construcción de Línea 6 www.metrosantiago.cl September 13, 2012 Retrieved April 7, 2013
  5. ↑ Video trazado de Línea 3 Line 3 Track before adding Hospital Militar station retrieved April 7, 2013
  6. ↑ “Estas son las ubicaciones de las nuevas estaciones de la líneas 3 y 6 del Metro” www.publimetro.cl July 13, 2011
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