La Granja station is an embanked

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located on Line 4A of the

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. It lies between the Santa Julia and

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stations in the

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of the same name, La Granja, and is located along the Autopista Vespucio Sur highway at the junction with Coronel Street. The station was opened on 16 August 2006 as part of the inaugural section of the line between Vicuña Mackenna and

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. In the area around the station can be found medical centres, commercial centres, a very big auto dealership and the neighbourhoods of San Gregorio and Millalemu. The station has four entrances, all located on Santa Rosa Avenue, and also has disabled access.

Etymology

The station is named after the

of the same name, La Granja. According to the Chilean

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of 2002, La Granja spans an area of and has 132,520 inhabitants (64,750 male and 67,770 female), making the commune an entirely

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. The population fell by 0.6% (765 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

History and changes in the location

The station’s original planned name was “La Serena” after a street of the same name (now itself renamed Cardenal Raúl Silva Henríquez Avenue). Initially it was going to be located at the intersection of Américo Vespucio Avenue, La Serena Street and an entry ramp to the Ruta del Maipo Highway, which connects southern Santiago with the

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. However, delays in the construction of the Autopista del Maipo and the parallel construction of Metro Line 4A and the Vespucio Sur Freeway meant that the station was moved to the latter-highway's junction with Coronel Street. The station’s planned name was temporarily changed to “Coronel” before the authorities settled on its current name of La Granja.

References

{{Santiago Metro Santiago Metro stations Railway stations opened in 2006 Santiago Metro Line 4A