en Santiago Metro Line 5

Santiago Metro Line 5
Santiago Metro Line 5
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Locale	Santiago
Termini	Plaza de Maipú; Vicente Valdés ;
Stations	30
Service
Type	Rubber-tyred metro
System	Santiago Metro, Transantiago
Services	1
Operator(s)	Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.
Depot(s)	Ñuble metro station
Rolling stock	Alsthom Groupe Brissonneau NS 74 [es], GEC-Alsthom Metropolis NS 93 and Alstom Metropolis NS 2016 [es]
Daily ridership	396,100 (2015)
History
Opened	April 5, 1997
Technical
Line length	29.7 km (18.5 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Trench-Underground-Viaduct
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail (guide bars)
Operating speed	75 km/h (47 mph)
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Santiago Metro Line 5 is one of the seven lines that currently make up the Santiago Metro network in Santiago, Chile. It has 30 stations and 29.7 km (18.5 mi) of track. The line intersects with Line 1 at Baquedano station and San Pablo station, with Line 2 at Santa Ana station, with the Line 3 at both Plaza de Armas station and Irarrázaval station, with Line 4 at Vicente Valdés station, and with line 6 at Ñuble station. It will also intersect and the future Line 7 at Baquedano station. Its distinctive colour on the network line map is green.

In 2015, Line 5 accounted for 20.8% of all trips made on the metro system with a daily ridership of 396,100.

History

Line 5 was opened to the public on April 5, 1997 by President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle at Bellavista de La Florida station.^[1] It initially ran only between Bellavista de La Florida station and Baquedano station and used modern NS-93 trains imported from France. It was particularly welcomed by people living in the southern districts of Santiago and the area around Vicuña Mackenna Avenue, who saw their commute time to the centre of the city drastically reduced.

It was the first train line in Chile to make mass use of elevated viaducts in its structure, the viaduct carrying the section of track between Ñuble station and Mirador station, with the remainder running underground (However it wasn't the first line to incorporate elevated viaducts; that honor belongs to the line 2, with Parque O'Higgins metro station being the only elevated station on the aforementioned line, with an elevated viaduct running briefly to the north.)

On March 4, 2000, Line 5 was extended to the east from Baquedano station to Santa Ana station. This extension included a station at Plaza de Armas central square, allowing commuters to interchange with Line 2 (in Santa Ana), reducing travel time between the centre and the east of the city.

The line was extended again on March 31, 2004, opening Quinta Normal station and Cumming station to the public. Quinta Normal station is one of the biggest on the Metro network, with space for hosting cultural events, and connects to Quinta Normal Park, where the Chilean National Museum of Natural History and a branch of the Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art are located.

On November 30, 2005, Vicente Valdés station was opened at the southern end of Line 5, serving as an interchange point with Line 4. It also provided a larger hub for the influx of people coming up from Line 4 than Bellavista de La Florida station.

On November 17, 2008, an express service began to run on Line 4 at peak times, stopping at certain stations only to allow for faster journeys.

The first section of a new extension to Pudahuel station in the east of Santiago opened on January 13, 2011,^[2] followed by the second part, to Plaza de Maipú station, in December of the same year.

On November 2, 2017, Line 6 was inaugurated, intersecting line 5 with line 6 at Ñuble station.

Libertad station

Libertad is a ghost station on Line 5 located between Quinta Normal station and Cumming station. The station was never finished and never opened, due to the low density of population living in the area or traveling through it.

October 2019 protests

In October 2019, the metro network suffered major damage to its stations because of protests. Nine stations on Line 5 suffered moderate damage (Gruta de Lourdes, Barrancas, Las Parcelas, Pedrero, Cumming, San Joaquín, Pudahuel, Laguna Sur and Del Sol); those stations had fires within the mezzanine area. Due to the lesser amount of damages on Line 5 compared to some areas of the metro network, full service on the line was expected to resume within two months of the end of the protests.^[3]

Service on Line 5 was partially restored on October 25, 2019, with express service between Quinta Normal and Vicente Valdes. As of September 7, 2020, The line is fully restored.

NS-2016 cars

On November 9, 2020. NS-2016 cars began operations on this line, which will replace NS74 cars.

Tren Expreso (Express Service)

The skip-stop express service^[4]^{[dead link‍]} works during peak hours and allows trains to stop at alternate stations, reducing the number of stops and the duration of journeys. The stations on the line are divided into “green route” stations, “red route” stations and “common” stations (Spanish: estación común), where all trains stop and allow passengers to switch between red and green routes. The express service works from Monday to Friday, between 6am - 9am and 6pm - 9pm.

Red Route Stations

Green Route Stations

Common Stations

There are 13 stations where both red and green route trains stop. They are the busiest stations and give commuters the chance to change between routes.

Stations

Line 5 stations from west to east are:

Stations	Location	Opening	Commune	Note
Plaza de Maipú	Av. Pajaritos/Av. 5 de Abril	February 3, 2011	Maipú
Santiago Bueras	Av. Pajaritos/Rafael Riesco Bernales	February 3, 2011	Maipú
Del Sol	Av. Pajaritos/Juan José Rivera	February 3, 2011	Maipú
Monte Tabor	Av. Pajaritos/Monte Tabor	February 3, 2011	Maipú
Las Parcelas	Av. Pajaritos/Arq. Hugo Bravo S.	February 3, 2011	Maipú
Laguna Sur	Av. Teniente Cruz/Av. Laguna Sur	February 3, 2011	Pudahuel
Barrancas station	Av. Teniente Cruz/Av. Gral. Oscar Bonilla	February 3, 2011	Pudahuel
Pudahuel	Av. San Pablo/Av. Teniente Cruz	January 12, 2010	Pudahuel
San Pablo	Av. San Pablo/Av. Neptuno	January 12, 2010	Lo Prado
Lo Prado	Av. San Pablo/Santa Olga	January 12, 2010	Lo Prado
Blanqueado	Av. San Pablo/Av. Sergio Valdovinos	January 12, 2010	Quinta Normal
Gruta de Lourdes	Av. San Pablo/Av. General Velasquez	January 12, 2010	Quinta Normal
Quinta Normal	Catedral/Matucana	March 31, 2004	Quinta Normal
Cumming	Catedral/Av. Ricardo Cumming	March 31, 2004	Santiago
Santa Ana	Catedral/San Martín	March 2, 2000	Santiago
Plaza de Armas	Catedral/Paseo Ahumada	March 2, 2000	Santiago
Bellas Artes	Monjitas/Mosqueto	March 2, 2000	Santiago
Baquedano	Av. General Bustamante/Av. Providencia	April 5, 1997	Providencia	This station will be future combination with the line in 2028
Parque Bustamante	Av. General Bustamante/Av. Francisco Bilbao	April 5, 1997	Providencia
Santa Isabel	Av. General Bustamante/Santa Isabel	April 5, 1997	Providencia
Irarrázaval	Av. General Bustamante/Av. Irarrázaval	April 5, 1997	Ñuñoa
Ñuble	Av. Carlos Dittborn/San Eugenio	April 5, 1997	Ñuñoa
Rodrigo de Araya	Av. Vicuña Mackenna/Av. Rodrigo de Araya	April 5, 1997	San Joaquin
Carlos Valdovinos	Av. Vicuña Mackenna/Av. Quilín	April 5, 1997	San Joaquin
Camino Agrícola	Av. Vicuña Mackenna/Escuela Agrícola	April 5, 1997	San Joaquin/Macul
San Joaquín	Av. Vicuña Mackenna/Raquel	April 5, 1997	San Joaquin
Pedrero	Av. Vicuña Mackenna/Av. Departamental	April 5, 1997	San Joaquin, La Florida/Macul
Mirador	Av. Vicuña Mackenna/Mirador Azul	April 5, 1997	La Florida
Bellavista de La Florida	Av. Vicuña Mackenna/ El Cabildo	April 5, 1997	La Florida
Vicente Valdés	Av. Vicuña Mackenna/Vicente Valdés	November 30, 2005	La Florida