Santiago Metro Line 3

Santiago Metro Line 3
Santiago Metro Line 3
Overview
Owner	Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Termini	Plaza Quilicura (current); Fernando Castillo Velasco;
Stations	21
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Santiago Metro, Red Metropolitana de Movilidad
Operator(s)	Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Depot(s)	Near Los Libertadores
Rolling stock	CAF AS 2014 [es]
History
Opened	22 January 2019
Technical
Line length	25 km (16 mi)
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC overhead catenary
Route map
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Line 3 is a rapid transit line of the Santiago Metro. Traveling from La Reina in the east towards the center, and Quilicura in the North, Line 3 was originally intended to open in the late 1980s, but the 1985 Algarrobo Earthquake hampered its construction, and a subsequent urban explosion in Puente Alto and Maipú (in the far southeast and mid-southwest respectively) further put its construction on hold, until in the early 2010s construction started. The first phase of the project includes 18 stations, which were completed and opened to the public on 22 January 2019 at a cost of US$1.79 billion.^[2]^[3] The second phase, composed of a three-station extension towards the main square of Quilicura, which was inaugurated on September 25, 2023 with a total project cost of US$378 million.^[4]^[5] Its distinctive color on the network line map is chocolate brown.

History[edit]

Line 3 was initially planned for construction after Lines 1 and 2 but the 1985 Algarrobo earthquake near Santiago^[6] meant work on the new line had to be postponed so that the resources could be used to rebuild the damage caused by the earthquake. In the 1990s, Santiago's transportation needs changed dramatically with a population explosion in the south of the city, especially the communes of La Florida, Chile and Puente Alto, and the plans for Line 3 were postponed again in favour of Line 5, Line 4 and Line 4A in the south.

Despite this, there are pockets of Line 3 works hidden around Santiago, such as the Ghost Station under Puente Cal y Canto station, located to the east of the line 2 side of the station, where works were carried out for years.^[7]

In 2010, another new line was announced, Line 6,^[8] which once again saw the construction of Line 3 pushed back. Criticism of this delay led finally to the announcement of a new Line 3 construction project by the Chilean government on October 5, 2010. An initial length of track and 18 stations were announced in July 2011,^[9] with an extension of 1.7 km (1.1 mi) announced in May 2012, connecting to an extra station at the Military Hospital. This will provide access to the hospital itself, to Eulogio Sánchez Airport (better known as Tobalaba Airfield), and to the commune of La Reina, and close to Peñalolén.^[10]

Line 3 connects with all Santiago Metro lines except for Line 4A. It connects with Line 1 at Universidad de Chile station, with Line 2 and the future Line 7 at Puente Cal y Canto station, with Line 4 at Plaza Egaña station and with Line 5 at Plaza de Armas station and Irarrázaval station. It also connects with Line 6 at Ñuñoa station once Line 3.

Three more stations are scheduled to be open in 2023,^[11] in the commune of Quilicura on the north; however, the expansion to Hospital Militar in La Reina was again dismissed. On January 22, the president Piñera announced that the Hospital Militar station will be constructed after the Lines 7, 8 and 9, are completed in 2028.

Innovations[edit]

Line 3 complies with high security and passenger comfort standards. The new security measures include cameras inside the trains, an overhead (catenary) electric transmission line, auto-drive, doors located on the platform, air conditioning in the trains and connections with suburban trains.

Although Line 3 did not suffer any damage in the October 2019 protests (with the exception of Cardenal Caro, which suffered minor damage), Line 3 was nonetheless closed on the weekend of October 18, 2019, due to security issues. Service on Line 3 was partially resumed on October 23, with full service to all stations being established in 2020.

Communes served by Line 3[edit]

Line 3 serves the following Santiago communes from north to east:

Stations[edit]

Line 3 stations, from west to east, are:

Station	Address	Opened	Communes	Notes
Plaza Quilicura	Manuel Antonio Matta/Bernardo O'Higgins	25 September 2023^[12]	Quilicura
Lo Cruzat	Manuel Antonio Matta/Lo Cruzat
Ferrocarril	Av. Manuel Antonio Matta/Pasaje 4
Los Libertadores	Los Libertadores Freeway/San Pedro de Atacama Street	22 January 2019	Quilicura, Huechuraba and Conchalí
Cardenal Caro	Independencia/José María Caro Avenues		Conchalí
Vivaceta	Independencia/Zapadores Avenues
Conchalí	Independencia/Dorsal Avenues
Plaza Chacabuco	Independencia Avenue/Julio Martínez Street		Independencia
Hospitales	Independencia Avenue/Bezanilla Street		Independencia
Puente Cal y Canto	Bandera/General Mackenna Streets		Santiago	This station will be a transfer with line in 2028 and in 2032
Plaza de Armas	Bandera/Catedral Streets
Universidad de Chile	San Diego Street/Bernardo O'Higgins Avenue
Parque Almagro	San Diego Street/Santa Isabel Avenue
Matta	Matta/Santa Rosa Avenues			This station will be a transfer with line in 2032
Irarrázaval	Grecia/General Bustamante Avenues		Ñuñoa
Monseñor Eyzaguirre	Irarrázaval/Manuel Montt Avenues
Ñuñoa	Irarrázaval/Pedro de Valdivia Avenues
Chile España	Irarrázaval/Chile España Avenues			This station will be a transfer with line in 2030
Villa Frei	Irarrázaval/Ramón Cruz Avenues
Plaza Egaña	Irarrázaval/Ossa Avenues		Ñuñoa, La Reina
Fernando Castillo Velasco	Larraín/Tobalaba Avenues		La Reina

Line 3 data sheet[edit]

Communes:
- Quilicura
- Conchalí
- Independencia
- Santiago
- Ñuñoa
- La Reina
Track:
- Manuel Antonio Matta Avenue (Quilicura): 3 stations
- Américo Vespucio Avenue: 1 station
- Independencia Avenue: 6 stations
- Bandera Avenue: 2 station
- San Diego Avenue: 1 stations
- Manuel Antonio Matta Avenue (Santiago): 1 station
- Irarrázaval Avenue: 6 stations
- Larraín Avenue: 1 stations
Construction Method:
- Underground
Opening Dates:
- 2019 (Los Libertadores - Fernando Castillo Velasco)
- 2023 (Los Libertadores - Plaza de Quilicura)
Rolling stock: CAF-Thales AS-2014

References[edit]

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ Newman, Ian Thomson (2017-12-01). "Chilean capital's metro network enters an era of expansion: Santiago is already home to South America's most extensive metro, and with two new lines nearing completion and a third planned, the network is set to expand to eight lines totalling 174km". International Railway Journal. 57 (12): 24–27.
^ Barra, Andrés (2023-09-25). "Extensión Línea 3: cómo queda el mapa del Metro de Santiago con las nuevas estaciones". La Tercera. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
^ International2023-10-17T11:00:00+01:00, Metro Report. "Santiago metro Line 3 reaches Plaza Quilicura". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2023-11-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Offshore Valparaiso, Chile 1985 March 03 22:47:07 UTC Magnitude 7.8 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ Abridged from Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 17, Number 5, Sep-Oct 1985. Retrieved April May 7, 2013
^ hidden camera of a TV show in the station of line 3 never finished www.youtube.com Retrieved April 2013
^ El Presidente Sebastián Piñera dio inicio a la construcción de Línea 6 www.metrosantiago.cl September 13, 2012 Retrieved April 7, 2013
^ Video trazado de Línea 3 Line 3 Track before adding Hospital Militar station retrieved April 7, 2013
^ “Estas son las ubicaciones de las nuevas estaciones de la líneas 3 y 6 del Metro” www.publimetro.cl July 13, 2011
^ Reconstrucción de Metro obliga a estatal a aplazar un año nuevas líneas
^ "Metro de Santiago filtran fecha de inauguración de extensión de Línea 3". Rock and Pop (in Spanish). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

External links[edit]

(in Spanish) Metro S.A.
(in English) UrbanRail.net/Santiago
(in Spanish and Russian) Santiago Metro Track Map
(in Spanish) Tarjeta Bip!
(in Spanish) Plan and Authority of Transit of Santiago de Chile, Transantiago

[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] "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.

[3] Newman, Ian Thomson (2017-12-01). "Chilean capital's metro network enters an era of expansion: Santiago is already home to South America's most extensive metro, and with two new lines nearing completion and a third planned, the network is set to expand to eight lines totalling 174km". International Railway Journal. 57 (12): 24–27.

[4] Barra, Andrés (2023-09-25). "Extensión Línea 3: cómo queda el mapa del Metro de Santiago con las nuevas estaciones". La Tercera. Retrieved 2023-09-25.

[5] International2023-10-17T11:00:00+01:00, Metro Report. "Santiago metro Line 3 reaches Plaza Quilicura". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2023-11-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[6] Offshore Valparaiso, Chile 1985 March 03 22:47:07 UTC Magnitude 7.8 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ Abridged from Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 17, Number 5, Sep-Oct 1985. Retrieved April May 7, 2013

[7] ra of a TV show in the station of line 3 never finished www.youtube.com Retrieved April 2013

[8] El Presidente Sebastián Piñera dio inicio a la construcción de Línea 6 www.metrosantiago.cl September 13, 2012 Retrieved April 7, 2013

[9] Video trazado de Línea 3 Line 3 Track before adding Hospital Militar station retrieved April 7, 2013

[10] “Estas son las ubicaciones de las nuevas estaciones de la líneas 3 y 6 del Metro” www.publimetro.cl July 13, 2011

[11] Reconstrucción de Metro obliga a estatal a aplazar un año nuevas líneas

[12] "Metro de Santiago filtran fecha de inauguración de extensión de Línea 3". Rock and Pop (in Spanish). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

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Lines		Santiago Metro logo
Line 1	San Pablo Neptuno Pajaritos Las Rejas Ecuador San Alberto Hurtado Universidad de Santiago Estación Central Unión Latinoamericana República Los Héroes La Moneda Universidad de Chile Santa Lucía Universidad Católica Baquedano Salvador Manuel Montt Pedro de Valdivia Los Leones Tobalaba El Golf Alcántara Escuela Militar Manquehue Hernando de Magallanes Los Dominicos
Line 2	Vespucio Norte Zapadores Dorsal Einstein Cementerios Cerro Blanco Patronato Puente Cal y Canto Santa Ana Los Héroes Toesca Parque O'Higgins Rondizzoni Franklin El Llano San Miguel Lo Vial Departamental Ciudad del Niño Lo Ovalle El Parrón La Cisterna El Bosque Observatorio Copa Lo Martínez Hospital El Pino
Line 3	Plaza Quilicura Lo Cruzat Ferrocarril Los Libertadores Cardenal Caro Vivaceta Conchalí Plaza Chacabuco Hospitales Puente Cal y Canto Plaza de Armas Universidad de Chile Parque Almagro Matta Irarrázaval Monseñor Eyzaguirre Ñuñoa Chile España Villa Frei Plaza Egaña Fernando Castillo Velasco
Line 4	Tobalaba Cristóbal Colón Francisco Bilbao Príncipe de Gales Simón Bolívar Plaza Egaña Los Orientales Grecia Los Presidentes Quilín Las Torres Macul Vicuña Mackenna Vicente Valdés Rojas Magallanes Trinidad San José de la Estrella Los Quillayes Elisa Correa Hospital Sótero del Río Protectora de la Infancia Las Mercedes Plaza de Puente Alto
Line 4A	La Cisterna San Ramón Santa Rosa La Granja Santa Julia Vicuña Mackenna
Line 5	Plaza de Maipú Santiago Bueras Del Sol Monte Tabor Las Parcelas Laguna Sur Barrancas Pudahuel San Pablo Lo Prado Blanqueado Gruta de Lourdes Quinta Normal Cumming Santa Ana Plaza de Armas Bellas Artes Baquedano Parque Bustamante Santa Isabel Irarrázaval Ñuble Rodrigo de Araya Carlos Valdovinos Camino Agrícola San Joaquín Pedrero Mirador Bellavista de La Florida Vicente Valdés
Line 6	Lo Errázuriz Cerrillos Lo Valledor Presidente Pedro Aguirre Cerda Franklin Bío Bío Ñuble Estadio Nacional Ñuñoa Inés de Suárez Los Leones Isidora Goyenechea
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