Manuel Montt (Santiago Metro station)

Manuel Montt is a railway station on Line 1 of the Santiago de Chile Metro network. It is located underground, between the Salvador and Pedro de Valdivia stations on the same line. It is located between Avenida Providencia at 1760 and Avenida Nueva Providencia, in the commune of Providencia.

Environment and features

Presenting an average flow of 39,000 passengers/hour, it is characterized by the presence of the university, commercial and bohemian sector in which it is located. A high number of users are students from the Liceo José Victorino Lastarria, which is close to the station. The station has an average daily flow of 36,317 passengers.

In the surrounding area there are both an office headquarters of the National Tourism Service, in addition to the Torres de Tajamar, several pubs, schools, and higher educational complexes, such as DuocUC, the University of Las Américas and the Major university.

Accesses

Access	Intersection
A	Av. Providence with Av. Manuel Montt
B	Av. Providence with Admiral Pastene
C	Av. New Providence with Dr. Manuel Barros Borgoño

Etymological origin

Its name comes from Manuel Montt Avenue, which is located near the station and commemorates President Manuel Montt, who governed Chile between 1851 and 1861. Together with Antonio Varas, he formed one of the most important political duos in Chile. the history of Chile.

According to the original 1968 project, this station would have received the name "Tajamar", remembering the cutwaters of the Mapocho River, built during the Colony to rechannel its waters.

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  Prototype of identifier for the station (it was never used).

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  Old symbol with which the station was identified.

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  Signboard used in connections to the station until 1997.

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  Old Cenefa used in the Andenes.

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  Cenefa currently used in the Andenes.

Connection with Metropolitan Mobility Network

The station has 8 stops of the Metropolitan Mobility Network in its surroundings, which correspond to: