La Moneda is a station on the

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. It is underground, between the stations Los Héroes and

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on the same line. It is located on the

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, in the commune of

. The station was opened on 15 September 1975 as the eastern terminus of the inaugural section of the line between San Pablo and La Moneda. On 31 March 1977 the line was extended to Salvador. It is named for the nearby

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Santiago Metro stations Railway stations opened in 1975 1975 establishments in Chile Santiago Metro Line 1 {{Santiago-geo-stub