Salvador metro station

Santiago metro station

Preceding station	Santiago Metro			Following station
Baquedano towards San Pablo		Line 1		Manuel Montt towards Los Dominicos

Salvador is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The station is located beneath the Balmaceda Park and close to Salvador Avenue, which is named for the Hospital del Salvador. The station was opened on 31 March 1977 as the eastern terminus of the extension of the line from La Moneda. On 22 August 1980 the line was extended further east to Escuela Militar.^[2]

History

The result of political fighting and contract conflicts, the project suffered multiple delays from its original completion date of 2003. In final form, the Bahia state government taken over responsibility for finishing then salvador metro line in 2013.^[3] When service finally subsequently start, it operated on the 7.6 km, five stop Lapa - Retiro portion of Line 1 between 12.00 and 16.00. Trains operated every ten minutes, and passenger travel were free. On game days, however, only football fans with game tickets were allowed in.

Nearly a decade have gone by after that first opening, and in the Brazilian state of Bahia's capital, circumstances have undergone a major shift.

On June 14 of this year, the 1.5 mile Pirajá - Campinas section of Line 1 cracked bringing the line's total length to 13.4 km, including 5.8 km of elevated track and 1.4 km of tunnel, with nine stations.

Starting in February 2015, construction on Line 2 was carried out. On December 5, 2016, the first 2.3 km of the Acesso Norte - Rodoviária extend opened. With the conclusion of the 3.5 kilometer Mussurunga - Airport section on April 26, 2018, Line 2 includes twelve stations & is now 19.6 km long. Both lines' services operate from 5:00 to 0:00, with service frequency modified according to demand.

References

^ "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
^ "Salvador Bahia Metro Station | JBMC Arquitetura & Urbanismo". Archello. Retrieved 2024-08-13.