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Cerrillos is an underground
metro station A metro station or subway station is a station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase Train ticket, tickets, board trains, and Emergency eva ...
and the southern terminal station of Line 6 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 currently consists of seven lines (numbered 1-6 and 4A), 136 stations, and of revenue route. The system is managed by th ...
network, in
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,
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. It is underground, being the terminal station of Line 6, preceded by the Lo Valledor station. It is located at the intersection of Pedro Aguirre Cerda-Camino a Melipilla avenues with Departamental-Buzeta. The station was opened on 2 November 2017 as part of the inaugural section of the line, between Cerrillos and Los Leones.


Etymology

The station is located in the municipality of Cerrillos. The name of the district is reminiscent of the closed
Los Cerrillos Airport Los Cerrillos Airport was the main aviation facility of Santiago, Chile until 1967, when Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport was opened. The airport was closed in 2006.Metro de Santiago website (in Spanish)
Santiago Metro stations Railway stations opened in 2017 Santiago Metro Line 6 {{chile-transport-stub