Plaza de Armas is a
transfer station between the Line 3 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 currently consists of seven lines (numbered 1-6 and 4A), 136 stations, and of revenue route. The system is managed by th ...
. It is located under the
Plaza de Armas
The ''Plaza de Armas'' (literally Weapons Square, but better translated as Parade Square or parade ground) is the name for Latin American main squares. In the central region of Mexico this space is known as El Zócalo and in Central America as ...
of
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...
. The Line 5 station was opened on 3 March 2000 as part of the extension of the line from
Baquedano to
Santa Ana. The Line 3 station was opened on 22 January 2019 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from
Los Libertadores to
Fernando Castillo Velasco
Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...
.
Nearby points of interest include the
Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago,
Central Post Office Building,
Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago
The Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago (English: ''Royal Court Palace or Palace of the Boxes'') is a building located in the north central village of the Plaza de Armas in Santiago, Chile. The building dates back to 1808 and houses, since 198 ...
,
Santo Domingo Church
Santo Domingo Church, formally known as the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary ( Spanish: ''Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario''; Filipino: ''Pambansang Dambana ng Mahal na Birhen ng Santo Rosaryo''), i ...
and the
Casa Colorada
Casa Colorada (English: ''Red House'') is a colonial house built located in Santiago, Chile. It was built in 1769, by Joseph de la Vega for Mateo de Toro y Zambrano, and currently houses the Museo de Santiago (English: ''Museum of Santiago''). Th ...
.
References
Santiago Metro stations
Railway stations opened in 2000
Santiago Metro Line 3
Santiago Metro Line 5
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