| Santiago Metro Line 2 | |
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| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A. |
| Locale | Santiago, Chile |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 26 |
| Service | |
| Type | Rubber-tyred metro |
| System | Santiago Metro |
| Services | 1 |
| Operator(s) | Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A. |
| Depot(s) | NearLo Ovalle |
| Rolling stock | Alsthom Groupe BrissonneauNS 74 [es],ConcarrilNS 88 [es], AlstomMetropolisNS 2004 [es] andNS 2016 [es] |
| Daily ridership | 325,400 (2015) |
| History | |
| Opened | March 31, 1978 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 25.9 km (16.1 mi) |
| Character | Open-cut (Santa Ana,Toesca,Rondizzoni Elevated (Parque O'Higgins) Underground (remainder of line) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge |
| Electrification | 750 V DCthird rail (guide bars) |
| Operating speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) |
Santiago Metro Line 2 is one of the sevenrapid transit lines that currently make up theSantiago Metro network inSantiago,Chile. It has 26 stations and 25.9 km (16.1 mi) of track. The line intersects withLine 1 atLos Héroes, with theLine 3 atPuente Cal y Canto, withLine 4A atLa Cisterna, withLine 5 atSanta Ana, andLine 6 atFranklin. It will also intersect with the futureLine 7 andLine 9 at Puente Cal y Canto. Its distinctive colour on the network line map is banana yellow.
In 2015, Line 2 accounted for 18.8% of all trips made on the metro with a daily ridership of 325,400.[citation needed]
The first section on Line 2 opened to the public on March 31, 1978[1] running betweenLos Héroes andFranklin. Later the same year, in December, the next section opened running betweenFranklin andLo Ovalle.
Plans for an extension southeast towards Rodrigo de Araya were postponed aftera major earthquake in 1985; in fact, only two stations opened separately at the line's northern end in 1987 (Santa Ana andPuente Cal y Canto). Two decades later, with a change of plans, it was decided that Line 2 would continue northwards instead of southeast, owing to recent availability ofTunnel Boring Machines, and on September 8, 2004, two further stations opened to the north,Patronato andCerro Blanco. These stations marked a new feat in Santiago and overall Chilean engineering by building under theMapocho River and theCostanera Norte freeway. That year, the line was also extended to the south with the opening ofEl Parrón andLa Cisterna.[citation needed]
Another section opened in the north on November 25, 2005, running fromCerro Blanco station toEinstein station.[citation needed] Finally, on December 22, 2006,[citation needed] the three most recent stations opened:Vespucio Norte,Zapadores andDorsal.
On October 26, 2009, the express service began to run on Line 2, stopping at certain stations only at peak times, allowing for faster journeys.[citation needed]
On November 2, 2017, line 6 opened to the public, intersecting line 2 with line 6 atFranklin.[citation needed]
On July 30, 2019, the construction of a southward extension began, where 4 new stations will be added; the extension will be operational by 2023,[2] enabling the metro to serve El Bosque and San Bernando, specifically the El Pino hospital in the latter.[3]
In October 2019,a series of protests resulted in damage to the metro network. Line 2 was closed because of a fire in the mezzanine of Vespucio Norte on October 18, which resulted in moderate damage; a few other stations on Line 2 suffered minor damage. Service on the line was partly restored on October 25 with trains running express between La Cisterna and Zapadores. Full service was restored to Line 2 on November 11.[citation needed] The protests didn't affect the works on the southward extension to San Bernardo.[citation needed]
This line serves the following communes from North to South:
Theskip-stop express service[4] 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.
There are 8 stations where both red and green route trains stop. They are the busiest stations and give commuters the chance to change between routes.
Line 2 stations from east to west are:
| Stations | Transfers | Location | Opening | Commune | Notes |
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| Vespucio Norte |  | Av. Americo Vespucio Norte/Principal Ignacio Carrera Pinto | December 21, 2006 | Huechuraba/Recoleta | |
| Zapadores | Av. Recoleta/Av. Zapadores | Recoleta | |||
| Dorsal | Av. Recoleta/Av. Dorsal | ||||
| Einstein | Av. Recoleta/Av. Einstein | November 25, 2005 | |||
| Cementerios | Av. Recoleta/Av. Arzobispo Valdivieso | ||||
| Cerro Blanco | Av. Recoleta/Av. Santos Dumont | September 8, 2004 | |||
| Patronato | Av. Recoleta/Av. Santa Filomena | ||||
| Puente Cal y Canto |  | Bandera/Av. Balmaceda | September 15, 1987 | Independencia/Recoleta/Santiago | This station will be a future transfer with the planned lines in 2028 and in 2032 |
| Santa Ana |  | Av. Manuel Rodriguez/Catedral | Santiago | ||
| Los Héroes | | Av. Manuel Rodriguez/Av. Lib. Bdo. O'Higgins | March 31, 1978 | ||
| Toesca | Av. Presidente Jorge Alessandri/Toesca | ||||
| Parque O'Higgins | Av. Presidente Jorge Alessandri/Av. Manuel Antonio Matta | ||||
| Rondizzoni | Av. Presidente Jorge Alessandri/Av. Rondizzoni | ||||
| Franklin |  | Placer/Av. Nataniel Cox | Santiago/San Miguel | ||
| El Llano | Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Av. José Joaquín Vallejos | December 21, 1978 | San Miguel | ||
| San Miguel | Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Curiñanca | ||||
| Lo Vial | Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Av. Blanco Viel | ||||
| Departamental | Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Carlos Edwards | ||||
| Ciudad del Niño | Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Varas Mena | ||||
| Lo Ovalle | | Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Carvajal | La Cisterna | ||
| El Parrón | Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Av. El Parrón | December 22, 2004 | |||
| La Cisterna | | Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Av. Américo Vespucio Sur | |||
| El Bosque | Av. Padre Hurtado/Riquelme | November 27, 2023[5] | La Cisterna/El Bosque | ||
| Observatorio | Av. Padre Hurtado/Av. Observatorio | El Bosque | |||
| Copa Lo Martínez | Av. Padre Hurtado/Av. Lo Martínez | ||||
| Hospital El Pino | Av. Padre Hurtado/Av. Lo Blanco | El Bosque/San Bernardo |
| Lines |  | |
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 Line 1 |
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| Line 2 | ||
 Line 3 | ||
 Line 4 |
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 Line 4A | ||
 Line 5 |
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 Line 6 | ||
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