Cerrillos is an underground
metro station
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and the southern terminal station of
Line 6 of the
Santiago Metro
The Santiago Metro () is a rapid transit system serving the city of Santiago, the capital of Chile. It currently consists of seven lines (numbered 1-6 and 4A), 143 stations, and of revenue route. The system is managed by the state-owned Metro S. ...
network, in
Santiago
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,
Chile
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. It is underground, being the terminal station of Line 6, preceded by the Lo Valledor station. It is located at the intersection of Pedro Aguirre Cerda-Camino a Melipilla avenues with Departamental-Buzeta. The station was opened on 2 November 2017 as part of the inaugural section of the line, between Cerrillos and
Los Leones.
Etymology
The station is located in the municipality of
Cerrillos. The name of the district is reminiscent of the closed
Los Cerrillos Airport, located where the Bicentennial Park City is currently located.
Originally the station was going to be named as Pedro Aguirre Cerda, however in January 2012 modifications were announced to the route of Line 6, with which the station was renamed Cerrillos.
References
External links
Metro de Santiago website (in Spanish)
Santiago Metro stations
Railway stations in Chile opened in 2017
Santiago Metro Line 6
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