Tobalaba is a station on the
Santiago Metro
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in
Chile
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, the northern terminus of Line 4 and the closest station to the
Costanera Center
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.
The Line 1 station was opened on 22 August 1980 as part of the extension of the line from
Salvador
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to
Escuela Militar.
It became an
interchange station
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between Line 1 and Line 4 on 30 November 2005, when the section of Line 4 between Tobalaba and
Grecia was opened,
and the appearance of the station was altered.
References
1980 establishments in Chile
Railway stations opened in 1980
Santiago Metro stations
Santiago Metro Line 1
Santiago Metro Line 4
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