Neptuno metro station
| Santiago Metro station | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Neptuno Avenue / Dorsal Avenue | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°27′5.43′′S 70°43′21.64′′W / 33.4515083°S 70.7226778°W / -33.4515083; -70.7226778 | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||
| Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | September 15, 1975[1] | ||||||||
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Neptuno is a metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located close to the main maintenance facility for the Metro of Santiago. It has a moderate-low flow of passengers, located in a residential place with no big attractions. The station was opened on 15 September 1975 as part of the inaugural section of the line between San Pablo and La Moneda.[2]
The Neptuno depot, which serves the Line 1, is near the station.
Etymology
[edit ]The station name comes from the Neptuno Avenue, serving this station. In the times when the Santiago Metro used iconography, this station was represented with a trident and two fishes, representing the sea Roman God, Neptune.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
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