Santiago Metro Line 5 is one of the seven lines that currently make up 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 ...
network in
Santiago
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,
Chile
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. It has 30 stations and 30 km of track. The line intersects with
Line 1 at
Baquedano station and
San Pablo station, with
Line 2 at
Santa Ana station, with the
Line 3 at both
Plaza de Armas station and
Irarrázaval station, with
Line 4 at
Vicente Valdés station, and with
line 6 at
Ñuble station. It will also intersect and the future
Line 7 at
Baquedano station. Its distinctive colour on the network line map is green.
In 2015, Line 5 accounted for 20.8% of all trips made on the metro system with a daily ridership of 396,100.
History
![NS93 L5 002](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/NS93_L5_002.jpg)
Line 5 was opened to the public on April 5, 1997 by President
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
Eduardo Alfredo Juan Bernardo Frei Ruiz–Tagle (; born 24 June 1942) is a Chilean politician and civil engineer who served as president of Chile from 1994 to 2000. He was also a Senator, fulfilling the role of President of the Senate from 2006 ...
at
Bellavista de La Florida station. It initially ran only between
Bellavista de La Florida station and
Baquedano station and used modern NS-93 trains imported from France. It was particularly welcomed by people living in the southern districts of Santiago and the area around
Vicuña Mackenna Avenue
Avenida Vicuña Mackenna (Vicuña Mackenna Avenue) is one of the main transport arteries of Santiago, Chile, joining Santiago center with more remote urban centers such as the communes of La Florida and Puente Alto.
Vicuña Mackenna Avenue begin ...
, who saw their commute time to the centre of the city drastically reduced.
It was the first train line in Chile to make mass use of elevated
viaduct
A viaduct is a specific type of bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road. Typically a viaduct connects two points of roughly equal elevation, allowing direct overpass across a wide v ...
s in its structure, the viaduct carrying the section of track between
Ñuble station and
Mirador station, with the remainder running underground (However it wasn't the first line to incorporate elevated viaducts; that honor belongs to the
line 2, with
Parque O'Higgins metro station being the only elevated station on the aforementioned line, with an elevated viaduct running briefly to the north.)
On March 4, 2000, Line 5 was extended to the east from
Baquedano station to
Santa Ana station. This extension included a station at
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 ...
central square, allowing commuters to interchange with
Line 2 (in Santa Ana), reducing travel time between the centre and the east of the city.
The line was extended again on March 31, 2004, opening
Quinta Normal station and
Cumming station to the public. Quinta Normal station is one of the biggest on the Metro network, with space for hosting cultural events, and connects to
Quinta Normal Park
Quinta Normal Park is an urban park in the city of Santiago, Chile. The park is in a commune, or district of the same name, Quinta Normal. The park is bounded by Matucana Avenue to the east, Portales Avenue to the south and Santo Domingo Street to ...
, where the
Chilean National Museum of Natural History
The Chilean National Museum of Natural History ( es, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, links=no or ) is one of three national museums in Chile, along with the Museum of Fine Arts and the National History Museum. It is located in Quinta Normal ...
and a branch of the
Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art
The Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art (Spanish: ''Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Santiago'' or ''MAC'') is located in Santiago, Chile. It is one of the city's major museums, created in 1947, and is run by the University of Chile Faculty of A ...
are located.
On November 30, 2005,
Vicente Valdés station was opened at the southern end of Line 5, serving as an interchange point with
Line 4. It also provided a larger hub for the influx of people coming up from Line 4 than
Bellavista de La Florida station.
On November 17, 2008, an express service began to run on Line 4 at peak times, stopping at certain stations only to allow for faster journeys.
The first section of a new extension to
Pudahuel station in the east of Santiago opened on January 13, 2011, followed by the second part, to
Plaza de Maipú station, in December of the same year.
On November 2, 2017,
Line 6 was inaugurated, intersecting line 5 with line 6 at
Ñuble station.
Libertad station
Libertad is a
ghost station
A ghost station is a disused train station through which revenue-service passenger trains (especially rapid transit trains) pass but at which they do not stop. The term is also sometimes used for any unused underground station or any unused s ...
on Line 5 located between
Quinta Normal station and
Cumming station. The station was never finished and never opened, due to the low density of population living in the area or traveling through it.
October 2019 protests
In October 2019, the metro network suffered major damage to its stations because of protests. Nine stations on Line 5 suffered moderate damage (Gruta de Lourdes, Barrancas, Las Parcelas, Pedrero, Cumming, San Joaquín, Pudahuel, Laguna Sur and Del Sol); those stations had fires within the mezzanine area. Due to the lesser amount of damages on Line 5 compared to some areas of the metro network, full service on the line was expected to resume within two months of the end of the protests.
Service on Line 5 was partially restored on October 25, 2019, with express service between Quinta Normal and Vicente Valdes. As of September 7, 2020, The line is fully restored.
NS-2016 cars
On November 9, 2020. NS-2016 cars began operations on this line, which will replace NS74 cars.
Communes
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served by Line 5
![NS74 L5 MetroStgo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/NS74_L5_MetroStgo.jpg)
Line 5 serves the following communes from west to east:
*
Maipú
*
Pudahuel
Pudahuel (, Mapudungun "place of pools/water" or "place where seagulls gather") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Santiago's international airport Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez is located there. ...
*
Lo Prado
Lo Prado () is a Chilean commune located in Santiago, which is itself part of the Metropolitan region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Santiago urban area.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Lo Pr ...
*
Quinta Normal
Quinta Normal is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is named after a large park in the area.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quinta Normal spans an a ...
*
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, whose ...
*
Providencia
*
Ñuñoa
Ñuñoa (; from Mapudungun ''Ñuñohue'', "place of yellow flowers") is a commune of the Northeastern zone of Santiago, in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile. According to the 2021 Urban Life Quality Index (ICVU), it is considered the four ...
*
Macul
Macul (Quechua: "to stretch out right hand") is a commune (smallest administrative subdivision in Chile) of Chile located in the central-eastern part of the Greater Santiago area, bordered by the communes of Ñuñoa to the north, San Joaquín to ...
*
San Joaquín
San Joaquín (Spanish for Saint Joachim) is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is part of Greater Santiago.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Joa ...
*
La Florida
Tren Expreso (Express Service)
![Línea 5 del Metro de Santiago](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/L%C3%ADnea_5_del_Metro_de_Santiago.svg)
The
skip-stop
Skip-stop is a public transit service pattern which reduces travel times and increases capacity by having vehicles ''skip'' certain ''stops'' along a route. Originating in rapid transit systems, skip-stop may be also used in light rail and bus s ...
express service
Guide to the ''expreso'' service in Line 5 (Spanish)
www.metrosantiago.cl Retrieved 20 April 2013 works during peak hours and allows trains to stop at alternate stations, reducing the number of stops and the duration of journeys. The stations on the line are divided into “green route” stations, “red route” stations and “common” stations (Spanish
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: ''estación común''), where all trains stop and allow passengers to switch between red and green routes. The express service works from Monday to Friday, between 6am - 9am, 12pm - 3pm and 6pm - 9pm.
Red Route Stations
*Santiago Bueras
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* Monte Tabor
* Barrancas
* Blanqueado
*Quinta Normal
Quinta Normal is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is named after a large park in the area.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quinta Normal spans an a ...
* Parque Bustamante
* Carlos Valdovinos
*San Joaquín
San Joaquín (Spanish for Saint Joachim) is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is part of Greater Santiago.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Joa ...
* Mirador
Green Route Stations
* Del Sol
* Las Parcelas
*Lo Prado
Lo Prado () is a Chilean commune located in Santiago, which is itself part of the Metropolitan region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Santiago urban area.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Lo Pr ...
* Gruta de Lourdes
* Cumming
* Santa Isabel
* Rodrigo de Araya
* Camino Agrícola
* Pedrero
Common Stations
There are 13 stations where both red and green route trains stop. They are the busiest stations and give commuters the chance to change between routes.
* Plaza de Maipú
* Laguna Sur
*Pudahuel
Pudahuel (, Mapudungun "place of pools/water" or "place where seagulls gather") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Santiago's international airport Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez is located there. ...
* San Pablo
* Santa Ana
*Plaza de Armas
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* Bellas Artes
* Baquedano
* Irarrázaval
* Ñuble
* Bellavista de La Florida
* Vicente Valdés
Stations
Line 5 stations from west to east are:
Line 5 data sheet
*Terminal Communes: La Florida – Maipú
*Track:
**Avenida Vicuña Mackenna
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: 8 stations
**Avenida General Bustamante: 5 stations
**Calle Monjitas: 1 station
**Calle Catedral: 4 stations
**Avenida San Pablo: 5 stations
**Avenida Teniente Cruz: 2 stations
**Avenida Pajaritos: 5 stations
*Construction Method:
** Plaza de Maipú station - Del Sol station: Underground
** Monte Tabor station - Laguna Sur station: Viaduct
** Barrancas station - Irarrázaval: Underground
** Ñuble station - Mirador station: Viaduct
** Bellavista de La Florida station - Vicente Valdés station: Underground
*Opening Dates:
**Bellavista de La Florida metro station
Bellavista de La Florida is an underground metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The station was opened on 5 April 1997 as the southern terminus of the original extension of the line from Baquedano. It served as t ...
– Baquedano: April 1997
** Baquedano station – Santa Ana station: March 2000
** Santa Ana station – Quinta Normal station: March 2004
**Vicente Valdés metro station
Vicente Valdés is a completely underground transfer station between the Line 4 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 curre ...
– Bellavista de La Florida metro station
Bellavista de La Florida is an underground metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The station was opened on 5 April 1997 as the southern terminus of the original extension of the line from Baquedano. It served as t ...
: November 2005
**Quinta Normal metro station
Quinta Normal is an underground metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro. It is one of the largest metro stations in Santiago, Chile and provides access to Quinta Normal Park and Museum of Memory and Human Rights. Two glazed street-level ...
– Pudahuel station: January 2010
** Pudahuel station – Plaza de Maipú station: February 2011
See also
*List of metro systems
This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide. In some parts of the world, metro systems are referred to as subways, U-Bahn or undergrounds. , 205 cities in 61 countries have a metro system.
The London ...
*Rail transport in Chile
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Rail transport
*Rail transport and related matters
*Rail (rail transport) or railway lines, the running surface of a railway
Arts and media Film
* ''Rails'' (film), a 1929 Italian film by Mario Camerini
* ''Rail'' ( ...
*Transantiago
Red Metropolitana de Movilidad (English: ''Metropolitan Mobility Network''; named Transantiago until March 2019) is a public transport system that serves Santiago, the capital of Chile. It is considered the most ambitious transport reform undertak ...
*Rubber-tyred metro
A rubber-tyred metro or rubber-tired metro is a form of rapid transit system that uses a mix of road and rail technology. The vehicles have wheels with rubber tires that run on rolling pads inside guide bars for traction, as well as traditional ...
References
External links
Metro S.A.
Santiago Metro Map
Tarjeta Bip! contactless cards
Plan and Authority of Transit of Santiago de Chile, Transantiago
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