San Pablo metro station

San Pablo is a rapid transit complex in the Santiago Metro, located in Lo Prado. Lines 1 and 5 stop there, being the western terminus of the former.

San Pablo
Santiago Metro station
San Pablo station on the Line 5.
Location	San Pablo Avenue / Neptuno Avenue
Coordinates	33°26′43.11″S 70°43′23.30″W
Line(s)	Line 1 Line 5
Platforms	Side platforms on lines 1 and 5
Tracks	2 per line
Connections	Buses of Red Metropolitana de Movilidad
Construction
Structure type	Open cut (1) Underground (5)
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	15 September 1975 () January 12, 2010 ()[1]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station Terminus Line 1 Neptuno toward Los Dominicos Pudahuel toward Plaza de Maipú Line 5 Lo Prado toward Vicente Valdés

Opening on 15 September 1975 for the Line 1, as part of the inaugural section of the line between San Pablo and La Moneda, San Pablo is one of the oldest stations in the system,[2] and the Line 1 station is the only one in the system located in a short open cut section ending at each platform's end. The Line 5 station was opened on 12 January 2010 as part of the extension of the line from Quinta Normal to Pudahuel.[2]

On October 19, 2019, in the framework of the protests in Chile, the station corresponding to line 1 suffered a fire that severely charred it, including an NS-2007 that was parked on the platforms. The station for line 5 was reopened on December 30, 2019, while the station for line 1 was reopened on July 25, 2020.[3]

Etymology

The station is near the San Pablo avenue, which was the main road to Valparaíso prior to the opening of CH-68 freeway, giving its name. During the building the station was thought to be named in memoriam of folk singer-songwriter Violeta Parra.

References

1. "Historia de Metro" [Metro History]. Metro de Santiago. 2009.
2. Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
3. "Metro abre estaciones San Pablo y Neptuno de la Línea 1, cerradas desde el 18-O". La Tercera. July 25, 2020.