| Santiago Metro | |
|---|---|
 Santiago Metro sign | |
| Location | |
| Country | chili |
| City | Santiago |
| Tourist data | |
| Guy | Means of public transport |
| Schedule | see section schedules |
| cost | see section rates |
 Santiago Metro Map | |
Understand
The Santiago Metro is the metropolitan railway system, of Santiago de Chile, and one of three that exist in Chile, along with Biotrén of Conception and to Merval of Valparaiso. It is the main axis of the integrated public transport system of Santiago, known as Transantiago.
Currently (2016), it has 100 stations spread over 5 lines, lines 1, 2, 4, 4a and 5, in addition to two lines are under construction. It has a total length of 103 km of route.
It is the main means of public transport in the Chilean capital and is the reference point for many places in Santiago.
Traveling the Santiago metro
Way to pay
The form of payment is a contactless electronic card called Beep card!, this card is both sold at the ticket offices of the Metro stations, as well as places called Beep centers!, in these places you can also charge a balance to said cards, the value of said cards is $ 1250 and a minimum charge of $ 1000, you can also buy cargo in associated shops called Beep points!.
The card beep! It serves as a means of payment not only in the Santiago Metro, but also with urban buses, popularly known as micros, both are part of Santiago's integrated public transport system, known as Transantiago.
At the metro ticket offices, you can also buy tickets but these only serve the metro and do not allow the integrated fare with the buses.
As a Bip! Card, the students use the National Student Card, which allows them to have a reduced rate, in addition, older adults have an agreement that allows them a reduced rate for only buying tickets and is not integrated with the bus system.
Rates
The Santiago metro fares are defined in three time sections called, low schedule, valley schedule Y rush hour.
| Time blocks | Peak hours 07:00 - 08:59 18:00 - 19:59 | Valley schedule 06:30 - 06:59 09:00 - 17:59 20:00 - 20:44 Sat, Sun and Holidays. | Low hours 06:00 - 06:29 20:45 - 23:00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meter | $ 740 | $ 660 | $ 610 |
| Metro bus | $ 740 | $ 660 | $ 640 |
| Bus | $ 640 | ||
| Student | $ 210 | ||
| Elderly | |||
Schedules
Trains run between approximately 6:00 and 23:30, depending on the station where these schedules are located may vary, for more information consult the Santiago metro website. ([1]).
Express routes
The lines 2,4, 4th Y 5, between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., and between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. in the afternoon, the trains are divided between red and green routes, stopping only at the stations belonging to said route, the stations called "common station" stop the trains of both routes.
Watch
In addition to traveling by the Santiago metro, you can visit some interesting stations for visitors to the capital.
University of Chile Station
Located in the center of the capital, on line 1, as its name indicates near the Central House of the University of Chile, its exits on Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins (popularly known as Alameda) and Paseo Ahumada. Inside the station are the pictorial work Visual memory of a nation of the Painter Mario Toral, also in this station is the painting Urban interior by the painter Hernán Miranda.
La Moneda Station
Part of line 1, La Moneda station, named for its proximity to the Palacio de La Moneda, this station stands out because there are hyper-realistic murals by the Chilean-Spanish painter Guillermo Muñoz Vera, the set of paintings called Chile today, and there are fourteen works that show landscapes of Chile.
| Name of the work | Size |
|---|---|
| "Pacific Ocean" | 3 x 11.9 m |
| "Andes mountains" | 3 x 11.9 m |
| "Gray Glacier" | 3 x 4.8 m |
| "Strait of Magellan" | 3 x 4.8 m |
| "Valley of the moon" | 3 x 4.8 m |
| "Araucarias de Nahuelbuta" | 3.1 x 1.83 m |
| "Lake Llanquihue" | 3.1 x 1.83 m |
| "The cover" | 3.1 x 1.83 m |
| "Geoglyphs" | 3.1 x 1.83 m |
| "Elqui Valley" | 3.1 x 1.83 m |
| "Palafitos de Castro" | 3.1 x 1.83 m |
| "Santiago" | 3.1 x 1.83 m |
| "Road to the Chillán Hot Springs" | 3.1 x 1.83 m |
| "Pisagua Cemetery" | 3 x 4.8 m |
Quinta Normal Station
Quinta Normal station, located near the park of the same name, nearby museums, hospitals and cultural centers are located. This station contains the work Latin verb of the painter Roberto Matta, this work made in ceramics, in 1996 and donated to the Chilean state, which first exhibited in the Plaza de la Constitución, then in the Museum of Fine Arts and then the Santiago airport, and from 2008 to reach its current location at Quinta Normal station.
Gallery
Alcantara Station, View of Istanbul from the Sea of Marmara. Europe.
Alcantara Station, View of Istanbul from the Sea of Marmara. Asia.
Baquedano Station, Declaration of Love, Samy Benmayor.
Station of the Sun.
El Golf Station, Neighborhood Images, Rodolfo Opazo.
El Golf Station, Neighborhood Images, Rodolfo Opazo.
Grecia Station, replica of the Parthenon frieze donated by the Greek government.
Grecia Station, permanent exhibition donated by the Greek government.
Los Leones Station, Andean Geometry, Ramón Vergara.
Parque Bustamante Station, Life and work of Alejandro "Mono" González
Parque Bustamante Station, Life and work of Alejandro "Mono" González
Santa Lucía Station, tiles for Santiago, Rogerio Ribeiro.
Santiago University Station, Historical Mural of the University of Santiago, Alberto Ludwig.
Santiago University Station, Historical Mural of the University of Santiago, Alberto Ludwig.
Santiago University Station, Historical Mural of the University of Santiago, Alberto Ludwig.
Eat and drink
In the metro stations itself there are sales stalls especially for snacks, coffees and other foods on the go. In addition to the vicinity of the stations there are usually restaurants, soda fountains, coffee shops, etc ...
Sleep
For the visitor, they can stay in a hotel, hostel or residential area of Santiago de Chile.
External links
Wikipedia has an article on Santiago Metro.w: Santiago Metro- Santiago Metro corporate site
