Baquedano is a transfer station between the Line 1 and Line 5 of the

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. It is located close to the eastern terminus of the

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. The station was initially a single-line station on the Line 1, later was enlarged since the Line 5's opening date. there are plans for the future line 7 to intersect with this station. The Line 1 station was opened on 31 March 1977 as part of the extension of the line from

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. The Line 5 station was opened on 5 April 1997 as the northern terminus of the inaugural section of the line, from Baquedano to Bellavista de La Florida. On 3 March 2000, the line was extended to Santa Ana.

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Santiago Metro stations Railway stations opened in 1977 1977 establishments in Chile Santiago Metro Line 1 Santiago Metro Line 5 {{Chile-transport-stub