Santiago Metro Line 1

Santiago Metro Line 1
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Overview
Type Rubber-tyred metro
System Santiago Metro, Transantiago
Status Active
Locale Santiago
Termini Pajaritos metro station
Los Dominicos metro station
Stations 27
Daily ridership 897,000 daily, approx. 39.5% of network traffic
Operation
Opened September 15, 1975
Owner Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Operator(s) Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Character Underground (except the embanked Pajaritos-San Pablo section)
Depot(s) Near Neptuno
Rolling stock

NS93: 2063, 2064(8), 2068, 2073(8), 2074(8), 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078, 2079, 2080, 2081, 2082, 2083, 2084. NS07: 2096, 2097, 2098, 2099, 2100, 2101, 2102, 2103, 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115.

NS12: 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119, 2120, 2121, 2122, 2123, 2124, 2125, 2126, 2127.
Technical
Track length 19.3km
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification Third rail
Operating speed 75kmh
Route map
P L A C E H O L D E R .

Santiago Metro Line 1 is the oldest of the five existing lines that make up the Santiago Metro network. It has a total of 27 stations along its 19.3 kilometre (11 mile) length, constructed almost entirely underground, and is located primarily along the axis formed by the Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins (Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Avenue, also known as the “Alameda”), Providencia Avenue and Apoquindo Avenue.[1]

In 2011, Line 1 accounted for 39.5% of all trips made on the Santiago Metro, which makes it the most used line of the system. It carries about one and half million passengers a day, making it one of the busiest subway lines in the world.

It currently connects with three of the four other lines – with Line 2 at Los Héroes station, with Line 4 at Tobalaba station and with Line 5 at both San Pablo station and Baquedano station. There are plans for connections with the future Line 3 at Universidad de Chile station and the future Line 6 at Los Leones. Its distinctive colour on the network map is red.

History

The line was inaugurated on September 15, 1975, with an initial 8.3 km of track running from San Pablo station to La Moneda station. In 1977, the line was extended 3.2 km to the east to Salvador station. Then, in 1980, seven more stations opened to the east between Salvador and Escuela Militar. On January 7, 2010, three final stations opened to the east of Escuela Militar: Manquehue, Hernando de Magallanes and Los Dominicos.[2]

NS-93 train in Tobalaba metro station

1986 terrorist attack

One of the most memorable and tragic events in the history of the Santiago Metro was the June 16, 1986 terrorist attack, which took place on Line 1.[3] At 6:56 a.m., the Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front, a group opposed to the government of General Pinochet, attacked Tobalaba and Los Héroes stations with C4 bombs. The bombs exploded and caused the death of one passenger, injured another six, and left one train destroyed. The train remained out of service until it was rebuilt by Santiago Metro workers between February 27, 1989 and December 14, 1990, going back into circulation in 1990. The train now bears a commemorative plaque for the attack and its reconstruction.

Future

There are no current expansion projects for Line 1 after the latest extension to Los Dominicos opened in 2010.

Requests have been made by local residents, authorities and the communal mayor for an extension to the commune of Cerro Navia towards Avenida Carrascal (Carrascal Avenue) and the hospital planned for construction in this commune. Although no expansion project has yet begun, studies are being carried for an extension through Cerro Navia.

Requests have been made by local residents, authorities and the communal mayor for an extension to the commune of Las Condes towards Avenida El Alba and the extensión for construction in this commune.

Communes served by Line 1

Line 1 serves the following Santiago communes from west to east:

Stations

The Line 1 stations (eastbound order) are:

Station
San Pablo – Av. Neptuno/Av. San Pablo
Neptuno – Av. Neptuno/Av. Dorsal
Pajaritos – Av. General Oscar Bonilla/Santa Marta
Las Rejas – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Av. Las Rejas
Ecuador – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Radal
San Alberto Hurtado – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Ruta 5 Av. General Velasquez
Universidad de Santiago – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Jotabeche
Estación Central – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Av. Matucana
Unión Latinoamericana – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Unión Latinoaméricana
República – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Av. Ricardo Cumming
Los Héroes – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Ruta 5 Av. Jorge Alessandri Rodriguez
La Moneda – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Amunategui
Universidad de Chile – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Paseo Ahumada
Santa Lucía – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Av. Santa Rosa
Universidad Católica – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Av. Portugal
Baquedano – Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins/Av. Vicuña Mackenna
Salvador – Av. Providencia/Av. Salvador
Manuel Montt – Av. Providencia/Av. Manuel Montt
Pedro de Valdivia – Av. 11 de Septiembre/Av. Pedro de Valdivia
Los Leones – Av. 11 de Septiembre/Av. Ricardo Lyon
Tobalaba – Av. Providencia/Av. Tobalaba
El Golf – Av. Apoquindo/Av. El Golf
Alcántara – Av. Apoquindo/Alcántara
Escuela Militar – Av. Apoquindo/Circ. Américo Vespucio
Manquehue – Av. Apoquindo/Av. Manquehue
Hernando de Magallanes – Av. Apoquindo/Hernando de Magallanes
Los Dominicos – Av. Apoquindo/Av. Padre Hurtado

Line 1 data sheet

Train models used on this line

NS93: 2069, 2071, 2073, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078, 2079, 2080, 2081, 2082, 2083

NS07: 2096, 2097, 2098, 2099, 2100, 2101, 2102, 2103, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115

NS12: 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119, 2120, 2121, 2122, 2123, 2124, 2125, 2126, 2127, 2128, 2129

Total: 44 models.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Metro Corporation Information www.metrosantiago.cl Retrieved April 19, 2013
  2. ↑ Guide to Metro de Santiago (English) www.joeskitchen.com Joe Rawlinson Retrieved April 19, 2013
  3. ↑ El Pais Archive: Bombas en el Metro de Santiago de Chile EL PAÍS 17 JUN 1986, Retrieved April 19, 2013
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