República metro station (Santiago)

República is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. This station is named for República Avenue. The station was opened on 15 September 1975 as part of the inaugural section of the line between San Pablo and La Moneda.^[2]

República
Santiago Metro station
General information
Location	Alameda / Cumming Avenue
Coordinates	33°26′52″S 70°40′3″W
Line(s)	Line 1
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Transantiago buses
History
Opened	September 15, 1975[1]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station Unión Latinoamericana towards San Pablo Line 1 Los Héroes towards Los Dominicos

Like most underground Line 1 stations, it has two levels below street level: the central mezzanine and the platform level. There are three entrances from street level. The only exit on the north side of Alameda Avenue leads to the Barrio Concha y Toro. The portions of the walls along the platforms that are under the station name signs are painted yellow, which originally featured small square mosaic tiles.

The station's artwork, installed in December 2000, is entitled La República de los Niños (The Republic Of The Children) and consists of paintings on ceramic tiles, which were created by children with the support of Chilean artists.^[3]

References

1. "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
2. Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
3. "Estación República". Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved September 8, 2012.