Protectora de la Infancia station is an elevated
metro station
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located on the overhead section of
Line 4 of the
Santiago Metro
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, in
Santiago
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,
Chile
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. It named after the ''Protectora de la Infancia'' (“Childhood Protectoress”) children's charity, whose headquarters are just opposite the station.
The station was opened on 30 November 2005 as part of the inaugural section of the line between
Vicente Valdés and
Plaza de Puente Alto.
The station is located in the
commune of
Puente Alto Puente, a word meaning ''bridge'' in Spanish language, may refer to:
People
* Puente (surname)
Places
*La Puente, California, USA
* Puente Alto, city and commune of Chile
*Puente de Ixtla, city in Mexico
*Puente Genil, village in the Spanish provi ...
on
Concha y Toro Avenue
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Places
* Concho, Arizona, a frontier town now functioning as a retirement community in Apache County
* Concho, Oklahoma
* Concho County, Texas
* ...
, near the junction with Angel Pimentel Street. It has disabled access.
The number of passengers passing through this station is relatively low, except in rush hours when traffic increases dramatically. The station's surroundings include the Compañia de Jesus Catholic school, Los Nogales School, Las Nieves School, and a public-owned swimming pool, along with its namesake.
Etymology
The ''Protectora de la Infancia'' describes itself as a secular, non-profit, Catholic-inspired educational organisation which is dedicated to helping children at social risk. It provides education, boarding schools and other services to more than 8,500 Chilean children.
Quienes somos (Who are we)
www.laprotectora.cl Retrieved May 20, 2013
References
External links
Metro de Santiago (in Spanish)
Protectora de la infancia web (in Spanish)
Santiago Metro stations
Santiago Metro Line 4
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