Santiago Metro Line 1
Santiago Metro Line 1 | |||
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Overview | |||
Type | Rubber-tyred metro | ||
System | Santiago Metro, Transantiago | ||
Status | Active | ||
Locale | Santiago | ||
Termini |
Pajaritos metro station Los Dominicos metro station | ||
Stations | 27 | ||
Daily ridership | 897,000 daily, approx. 39.5% of network traffic | ||
Operation | |||
Opened | September 15, 1975 | ||
Owner | Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A. | ||
Operator(s) | Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A. | ||
Character | Underground (except the embanked Pajaritos-San Pablo section) | ||
Depot(s) | Near Neptuno | ||
Rolling stock |
NS93: 2063, 2064(8), 2068, 2073(8), 2074(8), 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078, 2079, 2080, 2081, 2082, 2083, 2084. NS07: 2096, 2097, 2098, 2099, 2100, 2101, 2102, 2103, 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115. NS12: 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119, 2120, 2121, 2122, 2123, 2124, 2125, 2126, 2127. | ||
Technical | |||
Track length | 19.3km | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
Electrification | Third rail | ||
Operating speed | 75kmh | ||
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Santiago Metro Line 1 is the oldest of the five existing lines that make up the Santiago Metro network. It has a total of 27 stations along its 19.3 kilometre (11 mile) length, constructed almost entirely underground, and is located primarily along the axis formed by the Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins (Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Avenue, also known as the “Alameda”), Providencia Avenue and Apoquindo Avenue.[1]
In 2011, Line 1 accounted for 39.5% of all trips made on the Santiago Metro, which makes it the most used line of the system. It carries about one and half million passengers a day, making it one of the busiest subway lines in the world.
It currently connects with three of the four other lines – with Line 2 at Los Héroes station, with Line 4 at Tobalaba station and with Line 5 at both San Pablo station and Baquedano station. There are plans for connections with the future Line 3 at Universidad de Chile station and the future Line 6 at Los Leones. Its distinctive colour on the network map is red.
History
The line was inaugurated on September 15, 1975, with an initial 8.3 km of track running from San Pablo station to La Moneda station. In 1977, the line was extended 3.2 km to the east to Salvador station. Then, in 1980, seven more stations opened to the east between Salvador and Escuela Militar. On January 7, 2010, three final stations opened to the east of Escuela Militar: Manquehue, Hernando de Magallanes and Los Dominicos.[2]
1986 terrorist attack
One of the most memorable and tragic events in the history of the Santiago Metro was the June 16, 1986 terrorist attack, which took place on Line 1.[3] At 6:56 a.m., the Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front, a group opposed to the government of General Pinochet, attacked Tobalaba and Los Héroes stations with C4 bombs. The bombs exploded and caused the death of one passenger, injured another six, and left one train destroyed. The train remained out of service until it was rebuilt by Santiago Metro workers between February 27, 1989 and December 14, 1990, going back into circulation in 1990. The train now bears a commemorative plaque for the attack and its reconstruction.
Future
There are no current expansion projects for Line 1 after the latest extension to Los Dominicos opened in 2010.
Requests have been made by local residents, authorities and the communal mayor for an extension to the commune of Cerro Navia towards Avenida Carrascal (Carrascal Avenue) and the hospital planned for construction in this commune. Although no expansion project has yet begun, studies are being carried for an extension through Cerro Navia.
Requests have been made by local residents, authorities and the communal mayor for an extension to the commune of Las Condes towards Avenida El Alba and the extensión for construction in this commune.
Communes served by Line 1
Line 1 serves the following Santiago communes from west to east:
Stations
The Line 1 stations (eastbound order) are:
Station |
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San Pablo – Av. Neptuno/Av. San Pablo |
Neptuno – Av. Neptuno/Av. Dorsal |
Pajaritos – Av. General Oscar Bonilla/Santa Marta |
Las Rejas – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Av. Las Rejas |
Ecuador – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Radal |
San Alberto Hurtado – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Ruta 5 Av. General Velasquez |
Universidad de Santiago – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Jotabeche |
Estación Central – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Av. Matucana |
Unión Latinoamericana – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Unión Latinoaméricana |
República – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Av. Ricardo Cumming |
Los Héroes – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Ruta 5 Av. Jorge Alessandri Rodriguez |
La Moneda – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Amunategui |
Universidad de Chile – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Paseo Ahumada |
Santa Lucía – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Av. Santa Rosa |
Universidad Católica – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Av. Portugal |
Baquedano – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Av. Vicuña Mackenna |
Salvador – Av. Providencia/Av. Salvador |
Manuel Montt – Av. Providencia/Av. Manuel Montt |
Pedro de Valdivia – Av. 11 de Septiembre/Av. Pedro de Valdivia |
Los Leones – Av. 11 de Septiembre/Av. Ricardo Lyon |
Tobalaba – Av. Providencia/Av. Tobalaba |
El Golf – Av. Apoquindo/Av. El Golf |
Alcántara – Av. Apoquindo/Alcántara |
Escuela Militar – Av. Apoquindo/Circ. Américo Vespucio |
Manquehue – Av. Apoquindo/Av. Manquehue |
Hernando de Magallanes – Av. Apoquindo/Hernando de Magallanes |
Los Dominicos – Av. Apoquindo/Av. Padre Hurtado |
Line 1 data sheet
- Terminal Communes:Lo Prado – Las Condes
- Track:
- Neptuno Avenue: 2 Stations
- General Oscar Bonilla Avenue: 1 station
- Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins Avenue: 13 stations
- Providencia Avenue: 2 stations
- 11 de Septiembre Avenue: 2 stations
- Apoquindo Avenue: 7 stations
- Construction Method:
- San Pablo – Neptuno: Underground.
- Pajaritos: trench.
- Las Rejas – Los Dominicos: Underground.
- Opening Dates:
- San Pablo – La Moneda: September 1975.
- La Moneda – Salvador: March 1977.
- Salvador – Escuela Militar: August 1980.
- Escuela Militar – Los Dominicos: January 2010.
Train models used on this line
NS93: 2069, 2071, 2073, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078, 2079, 2080, 2081, 2082, 2083
NS07: 2096, 2097, 2098, 2099, 2100, 2101, 2102, 2103, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115
NS12: 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119, 2120, 2121, 2122, 2123, 2124, 2125, 2126, 2127, 2128, 2129
Total: 44 models.
- 2074 → Neptuno workshop
- 2084 → Neptuno workshop
- 2104 → Neptuno workshop
See also
References
- ↑ Metro Corporation Information www.metrosantiago.cl Retrieved April 19, 2013
- ↑ Guide to Metro de Santiago (English) www.joeskitchen.com Joe Rawlinson Retrieved April 19, 2013
- ↑ El Pais Archive: Bombas en el Metro de Santiago de Chile EL PAÍS 17 JUN 1986, Retrieved April 19, 2013
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Santiago Metro Line 1. |
- (Spanish) Metro S.A.
- (English) UrbanRail.net/Santiago
- (Spanish) (Russian) Santiago Metro Track Map
- (Spanish) Tarjeta Bip!
- (Spanish) Plan and Authority of Transit of Santiago de Chile, Transantiago