Type rubber-tyred metro Stations 22 Character Rapid transit | Status Under construction Services 1 Locale Santiago | |
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System Santiago Metro, Transantiago Termini Huechuraba metro station
Hospital Militar metro station | ||
Santiago metro line 3
Santiago Metro Line 3 is a new line due to open on the Santiago Metro, Santiago, Chile, in 2017. It will connect the commune of Huechuraba in the north of the city with the city centre, where most economic activity is concentrated, and the centre with the communes of Ñuñoa, La Reina and Peñalolén in the east side of Santiago. The first stage is scheduled to be completed by 2017, with the whole line by 2020. It will have 22 new stations on 21.7 km of track.
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History
Line 3 was initially planned for construction after Lines 1 and 2 but the 1985 Algarrobo earthquake near Santiago meant work on the new line had to be postponed so that the resources could be used to rebuild the damage caused by the earthquake. In the 90s, Santiago’s transportation needs changed dramatically with a population explosion in the south of the city, especially the communes of La Florida, Chile and Puente Alto, and the plans for the Line 3 were postponed again in favour of Line 5, Line 4 and Line 4A in the south.
Despite this, there are pockets of Line 3 words hidden around Santiago, such as under Puente Cal y Canto station, where works were carried out for years.
In 2010, another new line was announced, Line 6, which once again saw the construction of Line 3 pushed back. Criticism of this delay led finally to the announcement of a new Line 3 construction project by the Chilean government on October 5, 2010. An initial length of track and 18 stations were announced in July 2011, with an extension of 1.7 km announced in May 2012, connecting to an extra station at the Military Hospital. This will provide access to the hospital itself, to Eulogio Sánchez Airport (better known as Tobalaba Airfield), and to the communes of La Reina and Peñalolén.
Line 3 will connect with all Santiago Metro lines except for Line 4A. It connects with Line 1 at Universidad de Chile station, with Line 2 at Puente Cal y Canto station, with Line 4 at Plaza Egaña station and with Line 5 at Plaza de Armas station and Irarrázaval station. It will also connect with the future Line 6 at Ñuñoa station once both lines are finished. Its distinctive colour on the network line map will be brown.
Innovations
The new metro lines (Line 3 and Line 6) are expected to comply with high security and passenger comfort standards. The new security measures will include cameras inside the trains, an overhead (catenary) electric transmission line, auto-drive, doors located on the platform, air conditioning in the trains and connections with suburban trains.
Communes to be served by Line 3
Line 3 will serve the following Santiago communes from west to east:
Stations
Line 3 stations from east to west will be: