Santiago Metro Line 4

Santiago Metro Line 4
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Line 4
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Santiago Metro, Transantiago
Status Active
Locale Santiago
Termini Tobalaba station
Vicente Valdés station
Stations 23
Services 1
Operation
Opened November 30, 2005
Owner Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Operator(s) Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Character Trench-Underground-Viaduct
Rolling stock Alstom NS-74 and NS-93
Technical
Track length 23,9 km
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification Third rail
Operating speed 80kmh
Route map
P L A C E H O L D E R .
Francisco Bilbao station
The modern interior of Line 4 Trains

Santiago Metro Line 4 is one of the five lines that currently make up the Santiago Metro network in Santiago, Chile. It has 23 stations and 23.9 km of track. The line intersects with Line 1 at Tobalaba station, with Line 4A at Vicuña Mackenna station and with Line 5 at Vicente Valdés station. It will also intersect with the future Line 3 at Plaza Egaña station. Its distinctive colour on the network line map is blue.

In 2011, Line 4 accounted for 18.1% of all trips made on the Santiago Metro. It transports around a million and a half commuters every day, making it one of the most used subway lines in the world.

History

The first section of the new Line 4 was opened to the public on November 30, 2005 by President Ricardo Lagos Escobar running between Tobalaba station and Grecia station and between Vicente Valdés station - Plaza de Puente Alto station. The gap in the line between Grecia station and Vicente Valdés station was initially covered by Transantiago buses. Later, Los Presidentes station, Quilín station, Las Torres station, Macul station and Vicuña Mackenna station were opened to the public on March 2, 2006, connecting the first two sections.

On December 9, 2007, an express service began to run on Line 4 at peak times, stopping at certain stations only to allow for faster journeys.

Future

There is an expansion project planned for Line 4 proposing to extend the line to the north through Kennedy Avenue, benefitting the neighbourhoods of Las Condes and Vitacura and allowing an easier access to shopping centres located in Kennedy Avenue. Another proposal is considering connecting the Huechuraba business district with Tobalaba station, passing under the Costanera Center and San Cristóbal Hill.

Communes served by Line 4

Line 4 serves the following communes from south to north:

Tren Expreso (Express Service)

The express service[1] works during peak hours and allows trains to stop at alternate stations, reducing the number of stops and the duration of journeys. The stations on the line are divided into “green route” stations, “red route” stations and “common” stations (Spanish: estación común), where all trains stop and allow passengers to switch between red and green routes. The express service works from Monday to Friday, between 6am - 9am and 6pm - 9pm.

Red Route Stations

Green Route Stations

Common Stations

There are 9 stations where both red and green route trains stop. They are the busiest stations and give commuters the chance to change between routes.

Stations

Line 4 stations from south to north are
Station
Tobalaba station - Avenida Tobalaba/Avenida Apoquindo
Cristóbal Colón station - Avenida Tobalaba/Avenida Eliodoro Yáñez Avenida
Francisco Bilbao station - Avenida Tobalaba/Avenida Francisco Bilbao Avenida
Príncipe de Gales station - Avenida Ossa/Avenida Tobalaba/Avenida Principe De Gales
Simón Bolívar station - Avenida Ossa/Avenida Echeñique
Plaza Egaña station - Avenida Ossa/Avenida Irarrázaval
Los Orientales station - Vespucio Sur highway/Avenida Oriental Avenida
Grecia station - Vespucio Sur highway/Avenida Grecia
Los Presidentes station - Vespucio Sur highway/Avenida Los Presidentes
Quilín station - Vespucio Sur highway/Avenida Quilín
Torres station - Vespucio Sur highway/Avenida Las Torres
Macul station - Vespucio Sur highway/Avenida Departamental
Vicuña Mackenna station - Vespucio Sur highway/Julio Vildosola
Vicente Valdés station - Avenida Vicuña Mackenna/Vicente Valdés
Rojas Magallanes station - Avenida Vicuña Mackenna /Rojas Magallanes
Trinidad station Avenida Vicuña Mackenna/Avenida Trinidad
San José de la Estrella station - Avenida Vicuña Mackenna/Avenida San José de la Estrella
Los Quillayes station - Avenida Vicuña Mackenna/Maria Elena
Elisa Correa station - Avenida Concha y Toro/Elisa Correa
Hospital Sótero del Rio station - Avenida Concha y Toro/Hospital Sótero del Rio
Protectora de la Infancia station - Avenida Concha y Toro/Ángel Pimentel
Las Mercedes station - Avenida Concha y Toro/Independencia
Plaza de Puente Alto station - Avenida Concha y Toro /Manuel Rodríguez
AS 2002, Santiago Metro Line 4

Line 4 data sheet

See also

References

  1. ↑ Guide to the expreso service in Line 4 (Spanish) www.metrosantiago.cl Retrieved 20 April 2013
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