Santiago Metro Line 4
Santiago Metro Line 4 | |||
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Overview | |||
Type | Rapid transit | ||
System | Santiago Metro, Transantiago | ||
Status | Active | ||
Locale | Santiago | ||
Termini |
Tobalaba station Vicente Valdés station | ||
Stations | 23 | ||
Services | 1 | ||
Daily ridership | 328,200 (2015) | ||
Operation | |||
Opened | November 30, 2005 | ||
Owner | Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A. | ||
Operator(s) | Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A. | ||
Character | Trench-Underground-Viaduct | ||
Rolling stock | Alstom AS-2002 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 24.7 km (15.3 mi) | ||
Number of tracks | 2 | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
Electrification | Third rail | ||
Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) | ||
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Santiago Metro Line 4 is one of the six lines that currently make up the Santiago Metro network in Santiago, Chile. It has 23 stations and 23.9 km of track. The line intersects with Line 1 at Tobalaba station, with Line 4A at Vicuña Mackenna station and with Line 5 at Vicente Valdés station. It will also intersect with the future Line 3 at Plaza Egaña station. Its distinctive colour on the network line map is blue.
In 2015, Line 4 accounted for 18.1% of all trips made on the metro system with a ridership of 328,200.
History
The first section of the new Line 4 was opened to the public on November 30, 2005 by President Ricardo Lagos Escobar running between Tobalaba station and Grecia station and between Vicente Valdés station - Plaza de Puente Alto station. The gap in the line between Grecia station and Vicente Valdés station was initially covered by Transantiago buses. Later, Los Presidentes station, Quilín station, Las Torres station, Macul station and Vicuña Mackenna station were opened to the public on March 2, 2006, connecting the first two sections.
On December 9, 2007, an express service began to run on Line 4 at peak times, stopping at certain stations only to allow for faster journeys.
Future
There is an expansion project planned for Line 4 proposing to extend the line to the north through Kennedy Avenue, benefitting the neighbourhoods of Las Condes and Vitacura and allowing an easier access to shopping centres located in Kennedy Avenue. Another proposal is considering connecting the Huechuraba business district with Tobalaba station, passing under the Costanera Center and San Cristóbal Hill.
Communes served by Line 4
Line 4 serves the following communes from south to north:
Tren Expreso (Express Service) ![](../I/m/Santiago_de_Chile_L4.svg.png)
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The express service[1] 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 9 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 4 stations from south to north are
Stations | Connections | Location | Opening | Commune | Notes |
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Isidora Goyenechea | Vitacura Avenue/Isidora Goyenechea Avenues | 2032 | Las Condes | For the year 2026 it will be future combination with the Line ![]() ![]() | |
Tobalaba | ![]() |
Av. Tobalaba/Avenida Apoquindo | November 30, 2005 | Providencia/Las Condes | |
Cristóbal Colón | Avenida Tobalaba/Avenida Eliodoro Yáñez | November 30, 2005 | Providencia/Las Condes | ||
Francisco Bilbao | Avenida Tobalaba/Avenida Francisco Bilbao | November 30, 2005 | Providencia/Las Condes/La Reina | ||
Príncipe de Gales | Avenida Ossa/Avenida Tobalaba/Avenida Principe De Gales | November 30, 2005 | La Reina/Ñuñoa | ||
Simón Bolívar | Avenida Ossa/Avenida Echeñique | November 30, 2005 | La Reina/Ñuñoa | ||
Plaza Egaña | Avenida Ossa/Avenida Irarrázaval | November 30, 2005 | La Reina/Ñuñoa | For the year 2019 it will be future combination with the Line ![]() | |
Los Orientales | Vespucio Sur highway/Avenida Oriental | November 30, 2005 | Peñalolén/Ñuñoa | ||
Grecia | Vespucio Sur highway/Avenida Grecia | November 30, 2005 | Peñalolén/Ñuñoa/Macul | ||
Los Presidentes | Vespucio Sur highway/Avenida Los Presidentes | March 2, 2006 | Peñalolén/Macul | ||
Quilín | Vepsucio Sur highway/Avenida Quilín | March 2, 2006 | Peñalolén/Macul | ||
Las Torres | Vepsucio Sur highway/Avenida Las Torres | March 2, 2006 | Peñalolén/Macul | ||
Macul | Vespucio Sur highway/Avenida La Florida | March 2, 2006 | Peñalolén/Macul/La Florida | For the year 2026 it will be future combination with the Line ![]() | |
Vicuña Mackenna | ![]() |
Vespucio Sur highway/Julio Vildosola | March 2, 2006 | La Florida | |
Vicente Valdés | ![]() |
Avenida Vicuña Mackenna/Vicente Valdés | November 30, 2005 | La Florida | |
Rojas Magallanes | Avenida Vicuña Mackenna /Rojas Magallanes | November 30, 2005 | La Florida | ||
Trinidad | Avenida Vicuña Mackenna/Avenida Trinidad | November 30, 2005 | La Florida | ||
San José de la Estrella | Avenida Vicuña Mackenna/Avenida San José de la Estrella | November 5, 2009 | La Florida | ||
Los Quillayes | Avenida Vicuña Mackenna/Maria Elena | November 30, 2005 | La Florida | ||
Elisa Correa | Avenida Concha y Toro/Elisa Correa | November 30, 2005 | La Florida/Puente Alto | ||
Hospital Sótero del Rio | Avenida Concha y Toro/Hospital Sótero del Rio | November 30, 2005 | Puente Alto | ||
Protectora de la Infancia | Avenida Concha y Toro/Ángel Pimentel | November 30, 2005 | Puente Alto | ||
Las Mercedes | Avenida Concha y Toro/Independencia | November 30, 2005 | Puente Alto | ||
Plaza de Puente Alto | Avenida Concha y Toro /Manuel Rodríguez | November 30, 2005 | Puente Alto | ||
Tocornal Grez | Avenida Eyzaguirre/Ramón Ñuñez | 2026 | Puente Alto | ||
Ejército Libertador | Avenida Eyzaguirre/Ejército Libertador | 2026 | Puente Alto | ||
Bajos de Mena | Avenida Eyzaguirre/Juanita | 2026 | Puente Alto | ||
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Line 4 data sheet
- Terminal Communes:Las Condes/Providencia – Puente Alto
- Track:
- Tobalaba Avenue: 3 stations
- Ossa Avenue: 3 stations
- Américo Vespucio: 7 stations
- Vicuña Mackenna Avenue: 5 stations.
- Concha y Toro Avenue: 5 stations.
- Construction Method:
- Tobalaba station – Grecia station: Underground
- Los Presidentes station – Macul station: Trench
- Vicuña Mackenna station – Vicente Valdés station: Underground
- Rojas Magallanes station – Protectora de la Infancia station: Viaduct.
- Las Mercedes station – Plaza de Puente Alto station: Underground.
- Opening Dates:
- Tobalaba station – Grecia station: November 2005.
- Vicente Valdés station - Plaza de Puente Alto station: November 2005.
- Los Presidentes station -Vicuña Mackenna station: March 2006.
See also
References
- ↑ Guide to the expreso service in Line 4 (Spanish) www.metrosantiago.cl Retrieved 20 April 2013
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Santiago Metro Line 4. |
- (in Spanish) Metro S.A.
- (in English) UrbanRail.net/Santiago
- (in Spanish) (in Russian) Santiago Metro Map
- (in Spanish) Tarjeta Bip! contactless cards
- (in Spanish) Plan and Authority of Transit of Santiago de Chile, Transantiago
- (in Spanish) Santiago Metro in Wikipedia in Spanish