Macul metro station

Santiago metro station

Preceding station	Santiago Metro			Following station
Las Torres towards Tobalaba		Line 4		Vicuña Mackenna towards Plaza de Puente Alto

Macul is a metro station on the Line 4 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The station occupies the central viaduct of three adjacent overpasses. The other elevated bridges carry three one-way lanes each of Vespucio Sur. It is located on the site of a former roundabout, where Américo Vespucio Avenue, La Florida Avenue, Macul Avenue and Departamental Avenue used meet. The latter ones currently pass under the aforementioned viaducts, as does a canal called Zanjón de la Aguada. The station was opened on 2 March 2006 as part of the connection between Grecia and Vicente Valdés.^[3]

On October 18, 2019, in the framework of the protests in Chile, the station suffered a fire that affected mezzanine, the ticket office and a train that was parked on the platforms, which would prevent its normal operation for several months. The station remained closed until August 12, 2020 when the station was reopened.^[4]

It is expected that by 2032 this station will be combined with the future Line 8.^[2]

References

^ "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Cuáles son las primeras estaciones que entrarán en funcionamiento en la futura línea 8 de Metro". LaTercera.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 15, 2024.
^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
^ @metrodesantiago (August 7, 2020). "Este miércoles 12 de agosto la estación Macul #L4 estará nuevamente disponible 🚇 Además, las estaciones Santa Julia, La Granja y San Ramón #L4A estarán disponibles desde el lunes 17 de agosto, quedando 100% habilitada" (Tweet) – via Twitter.