Puente Cal y Canto metro station

Puente Cal y Canto
Santiago Metro station

Mezzanine level
Coordinates 33°25′59.13″S 70°39′6.58″W / 33.4330917°S 70.6518278°W / -33.4330917; -70.6518278Coordinates: 33°25′59.13″S 70°39′6.58″W / 33.4330917°S 70.6518278°W / -33.4330917; -70.6518278
Line(s) Line 2
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened September 15, 1987 [1]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station
Line 2
toward La Cisterna
Hospitales
toward Huechuraba
Line 3
Under construction
toward Hospital Militar

Puente Cal y Canto is an underground metro station on the Line 2 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. Originally named Mapocho, it was renamed to Puente Cal y Canto shortly after its opening. This name is taken from the former bridge on the Mapocho River, whose remains were found during the construction of the station. The station's platforms walls have a decoration that resembles the architecture of the mentioned bridge. Until 2004 the station was the northern terminus of the Line 2.

Nearby points of interest are the Estación Mapocho Culture Center and the Santiago Seafood Market.

References

  1. "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved June 5, 2012.


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