Hospitales metro station (Santiago)

Hospitales is an underground metro station of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro network, in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground, between the Plaza Chacabuco and Puente Cal y Canto stations on Line 3. It is located at the intersection of Independencia Avenue with Profesor Zañartu Avenue. The station was opened on 22 January 2019 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Los Libertadores to Fernando Castillo Velasco.^[3]

Hospitales
Santiago Metro station
Access to the station
General information
Location	Independencia Avenue/Profesor Zañartu Avenue
Coordinates	33°25′05″S 70°39′21″W
Line(s)	Line 3
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Transantiago buses
Construction
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	22 January 2019[1][2]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station Plaza Chacabuco towards Plaza Quilicura Line 3 Puente Cal y Canto towards Fernando Castillo Velasco

Etymology

Station platform

The name is due to the fact that near where the station is located are the Hospital Clínico of the University of Chile (formerly José Joaquín Aguirre), San José and Roberto del Río, as well as the National Cancer Institute. In addition, the station is adjacent to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Chile. The façades of the San José Hospital, the José Joaquín Aguirre Hospital and the National Cancer Institute are presented in the pictogram representing the station.

References

1. "Ministra de Transportes confirma que Línea 3 del Metro abrirá sus puertas el próximo martes 22 de enero". EMOL (in Spanish). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
2. "[VIDEO] Línea 3 del Metro estará lista antes del 15 de enero". Canal 13 (in Spanish). T13.cl. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
3. Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.

External links

• Metro de Santiago website (in Spanish)