Urban integration between Tobalaba Station and Mercado Urbano Tobalaba (MUT)
Metro is driving a major public-private investment project to improve accessibility and urban integration. The solution enhances the operation of Tobalaba station, providing greater security, comfort to pedestrians and improvement in life quality.
About this Project
At Tobalaba transfer station, more than 114,000 people pass through during peak morning and evening hours, presenting an operational challenge at those times.
To mitigate the impact of the „Mercado Urbano Tobalaba“ (MUT) project, an underground pedestrian access was built, connecting the station with the urban center, adding three new exits in the Las Condes district.
A new passageway was constructed in L4, improving passenger flow at the L4-L1 connection altogether with new vertical transport equipment.
This public-private partnership has enhanced accessibility, security, and quality of life in the area, improving connection and modal transfer between Metro and bicycles.
Key Highlights
The project has become a national benchmark and a key destination for Santiago residents, thanks to the management and architectural design that addressed:
- Urban mitigation and improved accessibility.
- Public-private management partnership for station expansion. A pioneering initiative for Metro.
- Underground technical solution to a highly complex problem.
- Cutting-edge design and immersive experience.
- Metro intermodality with Bicihub, featuring over 2,000 bicycle parking spaces, largest in LATAM.
- Solution to an operational challenge in Metro by creating new infrastructure.
- Adapt an older Metro station with new design and new infrastructure using new standards of newer automated lines.
Facts & Figures
- The joint project between Metro de Santiago and Territoria (MUT) has improved connectivity at Tobalaba station, one of the busiest stations, through an underground connection to Mercado Urbano Tobalaba Project and three new surface access points.
- This reduces travel times and alleviates surface congestion, benefiting more than 23 million people annually.
- Additionally, MUT incorporates the largest Bici Hub in Latin America, promoting sustainable mobility.
- This public-private partnership enhances intermodality and turns the station into a key meeting and connection point in the city.
