Del Sol metro station

Santiago metro station

Preceding station	Santiago Metro			Following station
Santiago Bueras towards Plaza de Maipú		Line 5		Monte Tabor towards Vicente Valdés

Del Sol is a metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The station is named for the nearby Autopista del Sol. The station was opened on 3 February 2011 as part of the extension of the line from Pudahuel to Plaza de Maipú.^[2]

At 17 metres (56 ft) below the surface,^[3] the lower level of the station has two side platforms and two tracks, and above these there is a full-length mezzanine. The platforms are 170 m (560 ft) in length.^[3] Large rectangular pillars support the upper levels. The station features a caterpillar-shaped street-level bus area, which is covered by a fiberglass-reinforced PVC fabric membrane roof.^[4] It is 120 m (390 ft) long and 25 m (82 ft) wide.^[4]

References

^ "Metro inaugurará extensión de Línea 5 a Maipú el próximo jueves". La Tercera (in Spanish). January 27, 2011. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
^ ^a ^b "Intermodal en Maipú recibirá usuarios de 5 comunas rurales". La Tercera (in Spanish). June 12, 2010. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Nueva estación intermodal Del Sol presenta ya un 25 por ciento de avance". EMOL (in Spanish). April 19, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2012.