Los Héroes is a

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of the

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system, being an interchange point in between Line 1 and Line 2. It located at the intersection of

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and the Norte-Sur branch of the

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, which is considered the kilometre zero of

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. The Line 1 station was opened on 15 September 1975 as part of the inaugural section of the line between San Pablo and

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. The Line 2 station was opened on 31 March 1978 as the northern terminus of the inaugural section of this line, to

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. On 15 September 1987 the line was extended to Puente Cal y Canto. It is unusual in its design that it is located underneath the Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins Avenue, but simultaneously in the median of the '' Ruta 5'', which is the Chilean section of the

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Etymology

The station is named after the nearby monument built in honor of the heroes of the

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References

Santiago Metro stations Santiago Metro Line 1 Santiago Metro Line 2 Railway stations in Chile opened in 1975 {{Chile-transport-stub