Bellavista de La Florida is an underground

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on the Line 5 of the

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, in

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. The station was opened on 5 April 1997 as the southern terminus of the original extension of the line from Baquedano. It served as the southern terminus of the Line 5 until

Vicente Valdés metro station Vicente Valdés is a completely underground transfer station between the Line 4 and Line 5 of the Santiago Metro The Santiago Metro ( es, Metro de Santiago) is a rapid transit system serving the city of Santiago, the capital of Chile. It curre ...

was opened on November 30, 2005. Despite their closeness, there is no direct connection between Bellavista and

Vicuña Mackenna metro station Vicuña Mackenna is a station on the Santiago Metro in Santiago, Chile. It is a transfer station between the Line 4 and the Line 4A and is the eastern terminus of the Line 4A. The Line 4 station was opened on 2 March 2006 as part of the connectio ...

. Like Rondizzoni metro station, Bellavista de La Florida was flooded in June 2000. Nearby landmarks include Mall Plaza Vespucio and the

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of La Florida, the district where the station is located.

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Santiago Metro stations Railway stations opened in 1997 Santiago Metro Line 5 {{chile-transport-stub