Matta is an underground

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of Line 3 of the

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network, in

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. It is an underground, between the Parque Almagro and Irarrázaval stations on Line 3. It is located at the intersection of Matta Avenue with Santa Rosa Avenue. The station was opened on 22 January 2019 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Los Libertadores to

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. It is expected that by 2032 this station will be combined with the future Line 9.

Etymology

The station is called "Matta", since it is located on Avenida Matta. The street remembers

Manuel Antonio Matta Manuel Antonio Matta ca 1880 (cropped)

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, who was a politician and lawyer who in 1863 founded the Partido Radical de Chile.

References

External links

Metro de Santiago website (in Spanish)
{{Santiago Metro Santiago Metro stations Railway stations opened in 2019