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San Joaquín is an elevated metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located close to the San Joaquín Campus of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. The station was opened on 5 April 1997 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Baquedano to Bellavista de La Florida.[1]

San Joaquín
Santiago Metro station
General information
Location	Vicuña Mackenna Avenue / Raquel Street
Coordinates	33°29′57.2″S 70°36′57.5″W
Line(s)	Line 5
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	April 5, 1997
Services
Preceding station Santiago Metro Following station Camino Agrícola towards Plaza de Maipú Line 5 Pedrero towards Vicente Valdés

Like the rest of the first stations built on a viaduct in Santiago, San Joaquín is being renovated to be capable of berthing 7-car trains.[2] The renovation work was scheduled to be terminated in March 2013.[2]^{[needs update]}

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