Santiago Metro Line 5

Santiago Metro Line 5
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Line 5
Overview
Type rubber-tyred metro
System Santiago Metro, Transantiago
Status Active
Locale Santiago
Termini Plaza de Maipú
Vicente Valdés
Stations 30
Services 1
Daily ridership 396,100 (2015)
Operation
Opened April 5, 1997
Owner Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Operator(s) Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Character Trench-Underground-Viaduct
Depot(s) Ñuble metro station
Rolling stock Alstom NS-74 and NS-93
Technical
Track length 29.7 km (18.5 mi)
Number of tracks 2
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 5 is one of the six lines that currently make up the Santiago Metro network in Santiago, Chile. It has 30 stations and 30 km of track. The line intersects with Line 1 at Baquedano station and San Pablo station, with Line 2 at Santa Ana station, with Line 4 at Vicente Valdés station, and with line 6 at Ñuble station. It will also intersect with the future Line 3 at both Plaza de Armas station and Irarrázaval station and Baquedano station along with the already built Line 1. Its distinctive colour on the network line map is green.

In 2015, Line 5 accounted for 20.8% of all trips made on the metro system with a daily ridership of 396,100.

History

Mirador station

Line 5 was opened to the public on April 5, 1997 by President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle at Bellavista de La Florida station.[1] It initially ran only between Bellavista de La Florida station and Baquedano station and used modern NS-93 trains imported from France. It was particularly welcomed by people living in the southern districts of Santiago and the area around Vicuña Mackenna Avenue, who saw their commute time to the centre of the city drastically reduced.

It was the first train line in Chile run on an elevated viaduct, the viaduct carrying the section of track between Ñuble station and Mirador station, with the remainder running underground.

On March 4, 2000, Line 5 was extended to the east from Baquedano station to Santa Ana station. This extension included a station at Plaza de Armas central square, allowing commuters to interchange with Line 2 (in Santa Ana), reducing travel time between the centre and the east of the city.

The line was extended again on March 31, 2004, opening Quinta Normal station and Cumming station to the public. Quinta Normal station is one of the biggest on the Metro network, with space for hosting cultural events, and connects to Quinta Normal Park, where the Chilean National Museum of Natural History and a branch of the Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art are located.

On November 30, 2005, Vicente Valdés station was opened at the southern end of Line 5, serving as an interchange point with Line 4. It also provided a larger hub for the influx of people coming up from Line 4 than Bellavista de La Florida station.

On November 17, 2008, an express service began to run on Line 4 at peak times, stopping at certain stations only to allow for faster journeys.

The first section of a new extension to Pudahuel station in the east of Santiago opened on January 13, 2011,[2] followed by the second part, to Plaza de Maipú station, in December of the same year.

On November 2 2017, Line 6 was inaugurated, intersecting line 5 with line 6 at Ñuble station.

Libertad station

Libertad is a ghost station on Line 5 located between Quinta Normal station and Cumming station. The station was never finished and never opened, due to the low density of population living in the area or traveling through it.

Communes served by Line 5

Model NS-74 on Line 5 of the Santiago Metro

Line 5 serves the following communes from west to east:

Tren Expreso (Express Service)

The express service[3] 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 13 stations where both red and green route trains stop. They are the busiest stations and give commuters the chance to change between routes. All Line 5 stations from Quinta Normal to Plaza de Maipú are common stations.

Stations

Line 5 stations from west to east are:

Stations Connections Location Opening Commune Note
Plaza de Maipú Av. Pajaritos/Av. 5 de Abril Maipú
Santiago Bueras Av. Pajaritos/Rafael Riesco Bernales Maipú
Del Sol Av. Pajaritos/Juan José Rivera Maipú
Monte Tabor Av. Pajaritos/Monte Tabor Maipú
Las Parcelas Av. Pajaritos/Arq. Hugo Bravo S. Maipú
Laguna Sur Av. Teniente Cruz/Av. Laguna Sur Pudahuel
Barrancas station Av. Teniente Cruz/Av. Gral. Oscar Bonilla Pudahuel
Pudahuel Av. San Pablo/Av. Teniente Cruz Pudahuel/Lo Prado
San Pablo Av. San Pablo/Av. Neptuno Lo Prado
Lo Prado Av. San Pablo/Santa Olga Lo Prado
Blanqueado Av. San Pablo/Av. Sergio Valdovinos Lo Prado/Quinta Normal
Gruta de Lourdes Av. San Pablo/Av. General Velasquez Quinta Normal
Quinta Normal Catedral/Matucana Quinta Normal/Santiago
Cumming Catedral/Av. Ricardo Cumming Santiago
Santa Ana Catedral/San Martín Santiago
Plaza de Armas Catedral/Paseo Ahumada Santiago For the year 2019 it will be future combination with the Line
Bellas Artes Monjitas/Mosqueto Santiago
Baquedano Av. General Bustamante/Av. Providencia Santiago/Providencia For the year 2026 it will be future combination with the Line
Parque Bustamante Av. General Bustamante/Av. Francisco Bilbao Providencia
Santa Isabel Av. General Bustamante/Santa Isabel Providencia
Irarrázaval Av. General Bustamante/Av. Irarrázaval Ñuñoa For the year 2019 it will be future combination with the Line
Ñuble Av. Carlos Dittborn/San Eugenio Ñuñoa
Rodrigo de Araya Av. Vicuña Mackenna/Av. Rodrigo de Araya San Joaquin/Macul
Carlos Valdovinos Av. Vicuña Mackenna/Av. Quilín San Joaquin/Macul
Camino Agrícola Av. Vicuña Mackenna/Escuela Agrícola San Joaquin/Macul
San Joaquín Av. Vicuña Mackenna/Raquel San Joaquin/Macul
Pedrero Av. Vicuña Mackenna/Av. Departamental San Joaquin/Macul/La Florida
Mirador Av. Vicuña Mackenna/Mirador Azul La Florida
Bellavista de La Florida Av. Vicuña Mackenna/ El Cabildo La Florida
Vicente Valdés Av. Vicuña Mackenna/Vicente Valdés La Florida

Line 5 data sheet

See also

References

  1. ↑ Santiago’s Metro History (Spanish) www.metrosantiago.cl Retrieved April 20, 2013
  2. ↑ Metro dio luz verde a las nuevas stations de la Línea 5 - Cooperativa.cl Retrieved April 24, 2013
  3. ↑ Guide to the expreso service in Line 2 (Spanish) www.metrosantiago.cl Retrieved 20 April 2013
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