Del Sol metro station
| Santiago rapid transit | |||||||||||
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| Location | Pajaritos Avenue / Américo Vespucio Avenue | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°29′23.97″S 70°45′10.64″W / 33.4899917°S 70.7529556°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 5 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | February 3, 2011 | ||||||||||
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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.
At 17 metres (56 ft) below the surface, 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. 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. It is 120 m (390 ft) long and 25 m (82 ft) wide.