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Monseñor Eyzaguirre is an underground metro station of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro network, in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground, between the Irarrázaval and Ñuñoa stations on Line 3. It is located at the intersection of Irarrázaval Avenue with Monseñor Eyzaguirre Street. The station was opened on 22 January 2019 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Los Libertadores to Fernando Castillo Velasco.[3]

Monseñor Eyzaguirre
Santiago Metro station
General information
Location	Irarrázaval Avenue/Monseñor Eyzaguirre Street
Coordinates	33°27′16″S 70°34′48″W
Line(s)	Line 3
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	22 January 2019[1][2]
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station Irarrázaval towards Los Libertadores Line 3 Ñuñoa towards Fernando Castillo Velasco

Etymology

Its name comes from the fact that it is located on the side of Calle Monseñor Eyzaguirre in the municipality of Ñuñoa. The street recalls José Ignacio Eyzaguirre Portales, ecclesiastic and Chilean historian, the station's pictogram makes direct reference to Eyzaguirre, presenting characteristic elements of the professions of priest and historian, such as a pen, a cross and a book.

References

External links

• Metro de Santiago website (in Spanish)

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