Escuela Militar metro station


Escuela Militar is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located beneath the cloverleaf-like interchange of Apoquindo Avenue and Américo Vespucio Avenue. The station was opened on 22 August 1980 as part of the extension of the line from Salvador to Escuela Militar. It remained the eastern terminus of the Line 1 until 7 January 2010, when the line was extended to Los Dominicos, and is named for the nearby Escuela Militar del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins.

2014 bombing

On September 8, 2014, at 14:00 an improvised explosive device hidden inside of a trash can went off, injuring 14 people. The perpetrator was later arrested and sentenced to 23 years' imprisonment.