Toesca is a metro station on the Line 2 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located in the middle of a sunken stretch of the Autopista Central. The station is named for the nearby Toesca Street, which in turn is named after Joaquín Toesca, who designed La Moneda Palace.
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| Coordinates | 33°27′10.48″S 70°39′30.89″W / 33.4529111°S 70.6585806°W | ||||||||||
| System | Santiago rapid transit | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | March 31, 1978[1] | ||||||||||
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The station was opened on 31 March 1978 as part of the inaugural section of the line, between Los Héroes and Franklin.[2]
The station is close to the Palacio Cousiño.
References
edit- ↑ "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ↑ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
