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República metro station (Santiago)

Coordinates: 33°26′52″S 70°40′3″W / 33.44778°S 70.66750°W / -33.44778; -70.66750
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República
Santiago Metro station
General information
LocationAlameda / Cumming Avenue
Coordinates33°26′52″S 70°40′3″W / 33.44778°S 70.66750°W / -33.44778; -70.66750
Line(s) Line 1
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTransantiago buses
History
OpenedSeptember 15, 1975[1]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station
Unión Latinoamericana
towards San Pablo
Line 1 Los Héroes

República is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. This station is named for República Avenue. The station was opened on 15 September 1975 as part of the inaugural section of the line between San Pablo and La Moneda.[2]

Like most underground Line 1 stations, it has two levels below street level: the central mezzanine and the platform level. There are three entrances from street level. The only exit on the north side of Alameda Avenue leads to the Barrio Concha y Toro. The portions of the walls along the platforms that are under the station name signs are painted yellow, which originally featured small square mosaic tiles.

The station's artwork, installed in December 2000, is entitled La República de los Niños (The Republic Of The Children) and consists of paintings on ceramic tiles, which were created by children with the support of Chilean artists.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  2. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
  3. ^ "Estación República". Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved September 8, 2012.