Pajaritos metro station

Pajaritos
Santiago Metro station

The newer portion of the station.
Location General Bonilla Avenue / Santa Marta Street
Coordinates 33°27′26.62″S 70°42′57.52″W / 33.4573944°S 70.7159778°W / -33.4573944; -70.7159778Coordinates: 33°27′26.62″S 70°42′57.52″W / 33.4573944°S 70.7159778°W / -33.4573944; -70.7159778
Line(s) Line 1
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
Connections Transantiago buses
Intermodal bus station
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened September 15, 1975 [1]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station
toward San Pablo
Line 1

Pajaritos is a metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. Ruta 68 and General Bonilla Avenue run parallel to the station.

It has a moderate flow of passengers, being placed in a residential-industrial area. The flow of passengers has grown since 2004, due to a nearby intercity bus station serving Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Quilpué, Curacaví and the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez international airport.

Near the station there are the Chilean Investigations Police school, and the grounds of an old amusement park, Mundomágico, which has become the Cultural Center of Lo Prado city.

In 2009, one of the platforms was partially demolished to make way for a third track, which made necessary the partial rebuilding of the station east of its original location. The project included an additional street-level mezzanine. The central track is currently used for reversing the direction of trains.

Etymology

The name of the metro station comes from the Pajaritos avenue, placed near the station.

Destinations (intermodal bus station)

Bus company Destinations
Pullman Bus Valparaíso - Viña del Mar - Quilpué - Villa Alemana - Curacaví - Casablanca
Tur Bus Valparaíso - Viña del Mar - Quilpué - Villa Alemana - Curauma - ENEA - Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Condor Bus Valparaíso - Viña del Mar - Curauma
Romani Viña del Mar - Valparaíso
Palmira - Ruta Curacaví Curacaví - María Pinto - Casablanca
Atevil Curacaví - María Pinto - Casablanca
Centropuerto ENEA - Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport

References

  1. "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved June 7, 2012.


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