Back Plaza de Armas (estación del Metro de Santiago) Spanish Plaza de Armas (métro de Santiago) French Estação Plaza de Armas Portuguese
  Plaza de Armas | ||||||||||||||||
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| Santiago Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
 Level of combination between lines 3 and 5. | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°26′15.84″S 70°39′1.64″W / 33.4377333°S 70.6504556°W | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Line 3  Line 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Transantiago buses | |||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 2 March 2000 ( )[1] 22 January 2019 (  ) | |||||||||||||||
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Plaza de Armas is a transfer station between the Line 3 and Line 5 of the Santiago Metro. It is located under the Plaza de Armas of Santiago. The Line 5 station was opened on 3 March 2000 as part of the extension of the line from Baquedano to Santa Ana. The Line 3 station was opened on 22 January 2019 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Los Libertadores to Fernando Castillo Velasco.[2]
In January 2022, architects Loreto Lyon and Alejandro Beals, designers of the building over the station, were recognized as "Architects of the Year" by CityLab Santiago for their project.[3]
Nearby points of interest include the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago, Central Post Office Building, Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago, Santo Domingo Church and the Casa Colorada.
- ^ "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
- ^ Prado, María Luisa Salazar (2022-11-03). "Día Internacional de la Mujer: ocho destacadas mujeres de la USS cuentan sus contribuciones en sus áreas y los desafíos que ven en equidad" [International Women's Day: Eight distinguished women from USS share their contributions in their fields and the challenges they see in achieving equity.]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-02.