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Railway Attractions In Santiago

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Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile , is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's largest and the most densely populated conurbation, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose total population is 7 million. The city is entirely located in the country's central valley. Most of the city lies between 500 m and 650 m above mean sea level. Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conqueror Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has been the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city has a downtown core of 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side-streets, dotted by art de...
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Railway Attractions In Santiago

  • 1. Metro de Santiago Santiago
    The Santiago Metro is the underground railway network serving the city of Santiago, Chile. This network is one of the most modern in Latin America, being the third largest following the Mexico City Metro and the Metropolitan System of Sao Paulo, and it is 7th in frequency worldwide. It currently has six lines, 107 stations, and 118 kilometres of revenue route. This service is managed by the state-owned Metro S.A. and is the first of four urban railway systems in Chile, along with the Biotrén of Concepción , Merval of Valparaíso and inter-urban Metrotrén service . The Santiago Metro carries around 2.5 million passengers daily. This figure represents an increase of more than a million passengers per day compared to 2007, when the ambitious Transantiago project was launched, in which the ...
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  • 2. Funicular Santiago Santiago
    This is a list of funicular railways, organised by place within country and continent. The funiculars range from short urban lines to significant multi-section mountain railways. A funicular railway is distinguished from the similar incline elevator in that is has two vehicles that counterbalance one another rather than independently operated cars.
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