Line 3 of the metro is near: it has already begun its final march and could be inaugurated this 2018 | National

This last white march is a process in which Metro tests all the functionalities of the line before entering service in order to make the system and the people who work in the stations more reliable.

According to Metro, the white march is coordinated from the operations control center at the Ñuñoa station. In such a place, the systems are seen, controlled and controlled.

The white gear is coordinated by the CCO (Operations Control Center) of # L3 and # L6 located at the station of Ñuñoa. You see, control and control all systems. pic.twitter.com/3KR7S6V2u9

– Santiago Metro (@metrodesantiago) November 27, 2018

President Sebastián Piñera and the Minister of Transport were present, Gloria Hutt, who inspected the works of this new line of a length of 22 kilometers and 18 stations crossing the municipalities of of Quilicura, Conchalí, Independencia, Santiago, Ñuñoa and La Reina.

President Sebastián Piñera stated that "when we inaugurate a new subway line, it is not just an extension of our transportation system, is much more than that (…) It means dignity for the Chileans, better quality of life, more free time. "

In addition, he remembers the new lines and new extensions of the lines existing. "When this network is deployed, half of the inhabitants of the city of Santiago will be able to walk from its home to the metro station and the station to any part of the city. even when they return home. "

In this case, it was announced that the new line 3 would come into service on in late December or early January.

@sebastianpinera inspected the new installations of line 3 of @metrodesantiago The government bets to operate before the end of the year @biobio . .twitter.com / iY9Q4yHiC9

– Sebastián Vásquez (@sebavasquez_cl) November 27, 2018