Santa Lucia (in

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: ''Saint Lucy''), is a station on the

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. It is underground, between the stations

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and Universidad Católica on the same line. It is located on Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, in the commune of

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. The station was opened on 31 March 1977 as part of the extension of the line from

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to Salvador. It has a regular flow of passengers that increases during the Metro's rush hours (mornings and afternoons). The station is in a mix of residential, business and educational zones. In the immediate surroundings of the station, to the northeast is Santa Lucia Hill, and just by the North exit also is the National Library of Chile, a National Monument building located along the North sidewalk of Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins. The station also is to the Avenida Miraflores and Avenida Santa Rosa, this latter being a major traffic axis. It is expected that by 2032 this station will be combined with the future Line 9.

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gave one of the first works of art that adorn the stations to Metro S.A. in the 1990s. This work is called ''Azulejos para Santiago'' and is composed by tiles in diverse blue and white tones.

Etymology

On February 12, 1541, the conqueror

Pedro de Valdivia Pedro Gutiérrez de Valdivia or Valdiva (; April 17, 1497 – December 25, 1553) was a Spanish ''conquistador'' and the first royal governor of Chile. After having served with the Spanish army in Italy and Flanders, he was sent to South America in ...

founded, according to the tradition, the city of

at the bottom of a hill called ''Huelén'' by the natives. Valdivia renamed the hill Cerro Santa Lucia in honour of

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. The station is just on the south face of the hill.

References

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