Santiago Metro Line 8

Subway line in Santiago, Chile

Los Leones metro station
El Peral metro station

Stations14ServiceTypeRapid transitSystemSantiago Metro, TransantiagoServices1Operator(s)Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.HistoryPlanned opening2032^[1]TechnicalLine length19 km (12 mi)Number of tracks2CharacterUnderground

Route map

Santiago Metro Line 8 is a planned rapid transit line that will form part of the Santiago Metro. It is planned to have an approximate length of 20 kilometres (12 mi), connecting the communes of Providencia on the northeast and Puente Alto on the southeast of the Chilean capital.

It will connect with lines 1 and 6 in Los Leones, with line 3 in Chile España, and with line 4 in Macul. Its distinctive color on the network line map is orange.

Postponement of the project

Due to the October protests in Santiago that affected the Santiago Metro, on Monday, March 9, 2020, the company declared the tenders for lines 8 and 9 void.^[2] This is largely due to the fact that the company has allocated the resources in repair the damage caused by the multiple incendiary attacks suffered by various stations in the social crisis.^[3]

Stations

Stations running from north to south.^[4]

Stations (tentative name)	Location	Opening	Commune
Los Leones	Los Leones/Colipi	2033^[5]	Providencia
Eliodoro Yáñez	Los Leones/Eliodoro Yáñez
Diagonal Oriente	Los Leones/Jaime Guzman
Chile España	José Pedro Alessandri/Dublé Almeyda	2032	Ñuñoa
Grecia	José Pedro Alessandri/Grecia		Ñuñoa
Rodrigo de Araya	Macul/Rodrigo de Araya		Macul
Quilín	Macul/Quilín
Las Torres	Macul/Dr. Amador Neghme
Macul	La Florida/Américo Vespucio		La Florida
Walker Martínez	La Florida/Walker Martínez
Rojas Magallanes	La Florida/Rojas Magallanes
Trinidad	La Florida/Trinidad
Diego Portales	Camilo Henríquez/Diego Portales		Puente Alto
El Peral	Camilo Henríquez/El Peral		Puente Alto

References

^ "Cuáles son las primeras estaciones que entrarán en funcionamiento en la futura línea 8 de Metro". La Tercera (in Spanish). May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ "2020-03-09 : Pág. 7".
^ Declaran desiertas las licitaciones para las construcciones de las líneas 8 y 9 del Metro
^ Licitación Línea 8
^ @metrodesantiago (May 11, 2024). "La puesta en servicio de la futura #L8 se realizará en dos etapas. Revisa todo aquí! 🚇" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.