San Pablo metro station 2.98

San Pablo is a transfer station serving the Line 1 and Line 5 of the Santiago Metro. The older station is part of the Line 1 and has a street-level mezzanine. The roof over that station is saw-tooth shaped with open gables and is made of reinforced concrete. The most recently built station is on the Line 5. A significant portion of this station occupies a deep shaft used in the excavation of the tunnel of the Line 5. A small mezzanine leads to the shaft, which is connected to the corridor that goes toward the older station. Both stations have two side platforms and two tracks.EtymologyThe station is near the San Pablo avenue, which was the main road to Valparaíso prior to the opening of CH-68 freeway, giving its name. During the building the station was thought to be named in memoriam of folk singer-songwriter Violeta Parra.