Santiago Metro
Metro · Santiago · Metro S.A.
7 lines · 126 stations · 17 interchanges
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Lines
- Santiago Metro Line 1San Pablo <-> Los Dominicos27
- Santiago Metro Line 2Vespucio Norte <-> Hospital El Pino26
- Santiago Metro Line 3Plaza Quilicura <-> Fernando Castillo Velasco21
- Santiago Metro Line 4Tobalaba <-> Plaza de Puente Alto23
- Santiago Metro Line 4AVicuña Mackenna <-> La Cisterna6
- Santiago Metro Line 5Plaza de Maipú <-> Vicente Valdés30
- Santiago Metro Line 6Cerrillos <-> Los Leones10
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Mike’s notes
The Santiago Metro is the spine of the capital's public transport. Seven lines cover the center and much of the urban area, with the Red bus network filling the gaps. The network is useful for most central sightseeing, but it does not reach Santiago's airport.
Line 1 is the main east-west route under Alameda, Providencia, and Apoquindo. Lines 2 and 3 cross the center north to south. Lines 4 and 4A serve the southeast, Line 5 reaches Quinta Normal and Maipú, and Line 6 makes a second east-west crossing south of the historic center.
The first section opened in 1975 between San Pablo and La Moneda. Expansion turned that short downtown line into a 126-station network. New lines remain under construction, so a project shown on a future-network map is not necessarily open.
Metro is part of Santiago's integrated Red system. A bip! card is the standard reusable fare medium, and supported digital payment options can change. Fares vary by time of day, while transfers within the system's time window are integrated. Check the official Metro site or Red app for the current fare before relying on an old amount.
Trains normally begin early in the morning and stop around late evening, with later opening on Sundays and holidays. Planned maintenance, demonstrations, and station closures can change service quickly. The official app and station signs are better than a static timetable for the day of travel.
The fleet mixes rubber-tired and steel-wheel trains. Newer Lines 3 and 6 use air-conditioned driverless trains and platform screen doors, while older lines have more varied interiors and ventilation. Peak crowding is heaviest on Line 1 and at major transfer stations.
For the airport, use an airport bus or road transport. Airport buses commonly connect with Line 1 at Pajaritos or Los Héroes, but the exact terminal and operating hours depend on the company. Estación Central on Line 1 is beside EFE's Alameda railway terminal for trains south of Santiago.
Newer stations were built with lifts and step-free routes. Some older stations have been retrofitted, but a lift can be out of service even when a station is listed as accessible. Metro publishes live service notices, and station staff can identify the working route between street, mezzanine, and platform.