Neptuno metro station
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Neptuno Avenue / Dorsal Avenue | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°27′5.43″S 70°43′21.64″W / 33.4515083°S 70.7226778°W | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | September 15, 1975[1] | ||||||||||
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Neptuno is a metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located close to the main maintenance facility for the Metro of Santiago. It has a moderate-low flow of passengers, located in a residential place with no big attractions. The station was opened on 15 September 1975 as part of the inaugural section of the line between San Pablo and La Moneda.[2]
The Neptuno depot, which serves the Line 1, is near the station.
Etymology
[edit]The station name comes from the Neptuno Avenue, serving this station. In the times when the Santiago Metro used iconography, this station was represented with a trident and two fishes, representing the sea Roman God, Neptune.
References
[edit]- ^ "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.