Plaza Egaña metro station

Plaza Egaña is a transfer station between the Line 3 and Line 4 of the Santiago Metro. It is located under Egaña Square. The Line 4 station was opened on 30 November 2005 as part of the inaugural section of the line between Tobalaba and Grecia. The Line 3 station was opened on 22 January 2019 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Los Libertadores to Fernando Castillo Velasco.[4]

Plaza Egaña
Santiago Metro station
Combination zone between lines 3 and 4.
General information
LocationOssa Avenue / Irarrázaval Avenue
Coordinates33°27′12.28″S 70°34′14.71″W / 33.4534111°S 70.5707528°W / -33.4534111; -70.5707528
Line(s) Line 3
Line 4
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTransantiago buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Opened30 November 2005 ()[1]
22 January 2019 ()[2][3]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Simón Bolívar
towards Tobalaba
Line 4 Los Orientales
Villa Frei Line 3 Fernando Castillo Velasco
Terminus

The cross-section of the platform-level tunnel has the shape of two partially intersecting circles, which was so designed due to the predominant presence of clay in the surrounding soil.[5] Support columns of 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) in diameter separate the tracks from each other.[5] The platforms have 140 m (460 ft) long.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ [[VIDEO] Línea 3 del Metro estará lista antes del 15 de enero "[VIDEO] Línea 3 del Metro estará lista antes del 15 de enero"]. Canal 13 (in Spanish). T13.cl. Retrieved December 31, 2018. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
  5. ^ a b c Shani Wallis (April 2003), "Optimized NATM designs for Santiago Metro", www.tunneltalk.com, TunnelTalk