Santiago Metro Line 2
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Line 2
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Rubber-tyred metro | ||
| System | Santiago Metro, Transantiago | ||
| Status | Active | ||
| Locale | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Termini |
Vespucio Norte La Cisterna |
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| Stations | 22 | ||
| Services | 1 | ||
| Daily ridership | 325,400 (2015) | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | March 31, 1978 | ||
| Owner | Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A. | ||
| Operator(s) | Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A. | ||
| Character | Embankment at Santa Ana-Rondizzoni section Underground otherwise |
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| Depot(s) | Near Lo Ovalle | ||
| Rolling stock | Alstom NS-74, NS-2004 and Concarril NS-88 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track length | 19.3 km (12.0 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | Third rail | ||
| Operating speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) | ||
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Santiago Metro Line 2 is one of the five lines that currently make up the Santiago Metro network in Santiago, Chile. It has 22 stations and 20.7 km of track. The line intersects with Line 1 at Los Héroes station, with Line 4A at La Cisterna station, and with Line 5 at Santa Ana station. It will also intersect with the future Line 6 at Franklin station and the future Line 3 at Puente Cal y Canto station. Its distinctive colour on the network map is yellow.
In 2015, Line 2 accounted for 18.8% of all trips made on the metro with a daily ridership of 325,400.
The first section on Line 2 opened to the public on March 31, 1978 running between Los Héroes station and Franklin station. Later the same year, in December, the next section opened running between Franklin station and Lo Ovalle station.
In 1987, two new stations opened at the line’s northern end, Santa Ana and Puente Cal y Canto. Much later, on September 8, 2004, two further stations opened to the north, Patronato and Cerro Blanco. These stations marked a new feat in Santiago and overall Chilean engineering by building under the Mapocho River and the Costanera Norte freeway. That year, the line was also extended to the south with the opening of La Cisterna station.
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