Metro closes eight stations on Line 5 due to person on the tracks

Santiago Metro Line 5 service was interrupted between Vicente Valdés and Rodrigo de Araya on June 1 due to a person on the tracks.

Santiago Metro reported that Line 5 service operates only between Plaza de Maipú and Ñuble. The closed stations are Rodrigo de Araya, Carlos Valdovinos, Camino Agrícola, San Joaquín, Pedrero, Mirador, Bellavista de La Florida and Vicente Valdés, where transfers were also suspended.

The operator deployed support buses running in a loop between Vicente Valdés and Ñuble. Services on RED buses 210, 210v, 210e and 213e were reinforced.

The incident was reported around 17:55 on Monday, June 1. Full line service was not immediately restored.

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