Barrancas is an underground
metro station on
Line 5 of the
Santiago Metro network in
Santiago,
Chile. It is located underneath the junction of
Teniente Cruz Avenue and
General Bonilla Avenue on the border of the
communes of
Pudahuel and
Lo Prado
Lo Prado () is a Chilean commune located in Santiago, which is itself part of the Metropolitan region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Santiago urban area.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Lo Pr ...
, between
Laguna Sur station (1140 meters away) and
Pudahuel station (990 meters away). It also lies parallel to the
Route 68 highway which connects Santiago with
Valparaíso and
Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar (; meaning "Vineyard of the Sea") is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Often referred to as ("The Garden City"), Viña del Mar is located within the Valparaíso Region, and it is Chile's fourth largest city w ...
, and the highway crosses over the underground metro line. The station has disabled access.
The station was opened on 3 February 2011 as part of the extension of the line from
Pudahuel to
Plaza de Maipú.
http://megagalerias.terra.cl February 3, 2011, Retrieved 16 May 2013
Etymology
The station was named after the old name of this part of the city, Barrancas, which covered the nowadays communes of Pudahuel, Lo Prado
Lo Prado () is a Chilean commune located in Santiago, which is itself part of the Metropolitan region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Santiago urban area.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Lo Pr ...
, Cerro Navia
Cerro Navia (Spanish for "Navia Hill") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is one of the most densely populated communes of Santiago, Chile.
History
Officially established on March 17, 1981, it ...
and Quinta Normal during the 1960s.
While the Line 5 extension was being built, Barrancas was known as “General Bonilla” station due to its location on General Bonilla Avenue, itself named after Chilean general Óscar Bonilla.
History
In 2005, the Chilean president Ricardo Lagos announced the extension of Metro Line 5 as far as Maipú. After years of cancelled plans to extend the Metro network to Maipú, the use of Line 5 was unexpected because the Line 1 Line 1 or 1 line may refer to:
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Metro stations Pajaritos station or Las Rejas station had historically received the bulk of commuters travelling up from Maipú.
Work on the project began in 2006, with the structural work completed in 2010. On October 5, 2010, the first train passed along the tracks of Barrancas station. The station was finally inaugurated on February 3, 2011, along with the other stations between Barrancas and Plaza de Maipú station.
References
External links
Metro de Santiago
Ilustre Municipalidad de Pudahuel, Pudahuel Municipality web in spanish
Ilustre Municipalidad de Lo Prado, Lo Prado Municipality web in spanish
{{Santiago Metro
Santiago Metro stations
Santiago Metro Line 5