Chile España metro station

Santiago metro station

Preceding station	Santiago Metro			Following station
Ñuñoa towards Plaza Quilicura		Line 3		Villa Frei towards Fernando Castillo Velasco

Chile España is an underground metro station of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro network, in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground, between the Ñuñoa and Villa Frei stations on Line 3. It is located at the intersection of Irarrázaval Avenue with Chile España Avenue. The station was opened on 22 January 2019 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Los Libertadores to Fernando Castillo Velasco.^[4]

It is expected that by the year 2032 it will become a combination station with the future Line 8.^[3]

Etymology

The station takes its name directly from the intersection where it is located, Irarrázaval Avenue with Chile-Spain Avenue in the municipality of Ñuñoa. At first its name was "Plaza Armenia", because it will be under the square of the same name.

References

^ "Ministra de Transportes confirma que Línea 3 del Metro abrirá sus puertas el próximo martes 22 de enero". EMOL (in Spanish). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
^ "[VIDEO] Línea 3 del Metro estará lista antes del 15 de enero". Canal 13 (in Spanish). T13.cl. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Cuáles son las primeras estaciones que entrarán en funcionamiento en la futura línea 8 de Metro". LaTercera.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 15, 2024.
^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.