Estación Linares is a railway station of the

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, located in

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. It is the main railway station in the

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, and is located on Brasil Avenue. Estación Linares is part of the Red Sur

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, the

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inter-city service has a stop here, and since 2012 the ''Expreso Maule'' has its final stop here. The Ramal Colbún diverged from here, to the commune of

Colbún Colbún (Mapudungun: "Cleaning of the land") is a Chilean town and commune in Linares Province, Maule Region. The commune has a population of over 17,000 inhabitants and covers an area of , making it the province's largest. Its capital, the town ...

, but the line was completely closed. The nearby Linares Bus Terminal is within walking distance from the Station.

Lines and trains

The following lines and trains pass through or terminate at Estación Linares: *Red Sur

inter-city service (

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) **''Expreso Maule'' inter-city service (

- Linares)

Adjacent stations

References

External links

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