Santiago Metro Line 2 is one of the seven rapid transit lines that currently make up the Santiago Metro network in Santiago, Chile. It has 26 stations and of track. The line intersects with Line 1 at Los Héroes, with the Line 3 at Puente Cal y Canto, with Line 4A at La Cisterna, with Line 5 at Santa Ana, and Line 6 at Franklin. It will also intersect with the future Line 7 and Line 9 at Puente Cal y Canto. Its distinctive colour on the network line map is banana yellow.

In 2015, Line 2 accounted for 18.8% of all trips made on the metro with a daily ridership of 325,400.

History The first section on Line 2 opened to the public on March 31, 1978 Santiago’s Metro History (Spanish) www.metrosantiago.cl Retrieved April 20, 2013 running between Los Héroes and Franklin. Later the same year, in December, the next section opened running between Franklin and Lo Ovalle.

Plans for an extension southeast towards Rodrigo de Araya were postponed after a major earthquake in 1985; in fact, only two stations opened separately at the line's northern end in 1987 (Santa Ana and Puente Cal y Canto). Two decades later, with a change of plans, it was decided that Line 2 would continue northwards instead of southeast, owing to recent availability of Tunnel Boring Machines, and on September 8, 2004, two further stations opened to the north, Patronato and Cerro Blanco. These stations marked a new feat in Santiago and overall Chilean engineering by building under the Mapocho River and the Costanera Norte freeway. That year, the line was also extended to the south with the opening of El Parrón and La Cisterna.

Another section opened in the north on November 25, 2005, running from Cerro Blanco station to Einstein station. Finally, on December 22, 2006, the three most recent stations opened: Vespucio Norte, Zapadores and Dorsal.

On October 26, 2009, the express service began to run on Line 2, stopping at certain stations only at peak times, allowing for faster journeys.

On November 2, 2017, line 6 opened to the public, intersecting line 2 with line 6 at Franklin.

On July 30, 2019, the construction of a southward extension began, where 4 new stations will be added; the extension will be operational by 2023,Reconstrucción de Metro obliga a estatal a aplazar un año nuevas líneas enabling the metro to serve El Bosque and San Bernando, specifically the El Pino hospital in the latter.

In October 2019, a series of protests resulted in damage to the metro network. Line 2 was closed because of a fire in the mezzanine of Vespucio Norte on October 18, which resulted in moderate damage; a few other stations on Line 2 suffered minor damage. Service on the line was partly restored on October 25 with trains running express between La Cisterna and Zapadores. Full service was restored to Line 2 on November 11. The protests didn't affect the works on the southward extension to San Bernardo.

Communes served by Line 2 This line serves the following communes from North to South: Huechuraba (limit) Recoleta Independencia Santiago San Miguel La Cisterna El Bosque San Bernardo (limit)

Tren Expreso (Express Service)

The skip-stop express serviceGuide to the expreso service in Line 2 (Spanish) www.metrosantiago.cl Retrieved 20 April 2013 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 Dorsal Cementerios Patronato Parque O'Higgins El Llano Lo Vial Ciudad Del Niño El Bosque Copa Lo Martínez

Green Route Stations Einstein Cerro Blanco Toesca Rondizzoni San Miguel Departamental El Parrón Observatorio

Common Stations There are 8 stations where both red and green route trains stop. They are the busiest stations and give commuters the chance to change between routes. Vespucio Norte Zapadores Puente Cal y Canto Santa Ana Los Héroes Franklin Lo Ovalle La Cisterna Hospital El Pino

Stations Line 2 stations from east to west are: StationsTransfersLocationOpeningCommuneNotesVespucio NorteAv. Americo Vespucio Norte/Principal Ignacio Carrera PintoDecember 21, 2006Huechuraba/RecoletaZapadoresAv. Recoleta/Av. ZapadoresRecoletaDorsalAv. Recoleta/Av. DorsalEinsteinAv. Recoleta/Av. EinsteinNovember 25, 2005CementeriosAv. Recoleta/Av. Arzobispo ValdiviesoCerro BlancoAv. Recoleta/Av. Santos DumontSeptember 8, 2004PatronatoAv. Recoleta/Av. Santa FilomenaPuente Cal y CantoBandera/Av. BalmacedaSeptember 15, 1987Independencia/Recoleta/SantiagoThis station will be a future transfer with the planned lines in 2028 and in 2032Santa AnaAv. Manuel Rodriguez/CatedralSantiagoLos HéroesAv. Manuel Rodriguez/Av. Lib. Bdo. O'HigginsMarch 31, 1978ToescaAv. Presidente Jorge Alessandri/ToescaParque O'Higgins Av. Presidente Jorge Alessandri/Av. Manuel Antonio MattaRondizzoni Av. Presidente Jorge Alessandri/Av. RondizzoniFranklin Placer/Av. Nataniel Cox Santiago/San MiguelEl Llano Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Av. José Joaquín Vallejos December 21, 1978San MiguelSan Miguel Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/CuriñancaLo Vial Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Av. Blanco VielDepartamental Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Carlos EdwardsCiudad del Niño Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Varas MenaLo Ovalle Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/CarvajalLa CisternaEl Parrón Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Av. El ParrónDecember 22, 2004La Cisterna Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera/Av. Américo Vespucio SurEl BosqueAv. Padre Hurtado/RiquelmeNovember 27, 2023 La Cisterna/El BosqueObservatorioAv. Padre Hurtado/Av. ObservatorioEl BosqueCopa Lo MartínezAv. Padre Hurtado/Av. Lo MartínezHospital El PinoAv. Padre Hurtado/Av. Lo BlancoEl Bosque/San Bernardo

Line 2 data sheet Terminal Communes: Recoleta Santiago San Miguel La Cisterna El Bosque Track: Americo Vespucio Avenue: 1 Station Recoleta Avenue: 6 stations Presidente Balmaceda Avenue: 1 station Manuel Rodríguez Avenue: 3 stations Viel Avenue: 2 station Nataniel Cox Street: 1 station José Miguel Carrera Grand Avenue: 8 stations Padre Hurtado Avenue: 4 stations Construction methods: Hospital El Pino - Franklin: Underground. Rondizzoni: Trench Parque O'Higgins: Raised embankment. North of Parque O'Higgins: Viaduct. Toesca: Trench. Los Héroes: Underground. Santa Ana: Trench. Puente Cal y Canto - Vespucio Norte: Underground. Opening dates: Los Héroes– Franklin: March 1978 Franklin – Lo Ovalle: December 1978 Los Héroes - Puente Cal y Canto: September 1987 Puente Cal y Canto – Cerro Blanco: September 2004 Lo Ovalle – La Cisterna: December 2004 Cerro Blanco – Einstein: November 2005 Einstein – Vespucio Norte : December 2006 La Cisterna - Hospital El Pino: November 2023

See also List of metro systems Rail transport in Chile Transantiago Rubber-tyred metro

References

External links

Metro S.A. UrbanRail.net/Santiago Santiago Metro Map Tarjeta Bip! contactless cards Plan and Authority of Transit of Santiago de Chile, Transantiago Santiago Metro in Wikipedia in Spanish