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27-564: In 2017, after 5 years of renovation, the service was split into two, a fully renovated, 20-kilometre (12 mi) commuter service between Santiago and Nos, a neighborhood in San Bernardo , in the south of the city, and an 82-kilometre (51 mi) regional rail between Santiago and Rancagua. This caused the suppression of all Metrotren services to San Fernando, a second connection with the Santiago Metro at Lo Valledor station, and

54-403: A corruption scandal that led the company to almost bankruptcy, it was decided to empower the most profitable services in order the national rail system. The Metrotren line received a complete renovation in communications, electrification, signaling and station infrastructure, as well as the rolling stock was painted orange in order to facilitate the use in other EFE services like Biotren . In 2009,

81-421: A middle perimetral wall and the central enclosure, all which are consistent with Incan architectural tripartition designs. Furthermore, the principle structure's design is consistent with the structural designs of Incan Ushnu (place of observation). This observatory status has been confirmed by the structure's seemingly perfect lineation of its altar with the first ray of sun during the winter solstice (21 June) and

108-480: A national level, San Bernardo is characterized as the capital of Chilean folkloric traditions. This is mainly due to two annual events held in the commune: the "Festival Nacional del Folklore de San Bernardo" (English: San Bernardo's National Festival of Folklore) and "Abril Cuecas Mil" (English: A Thousand Cuecas April). The Festival Nacional del Folklore de San Bernardo has been held at the end of February since 1972 and draws participants and spectators from all around

135-499: A space of ritual use. The Chena's Pucará was observed to have a zoomorphic design, resembling a puma, which is a characteristic of Incan ceremonial and sacred structures. The word Chena (the name of the hills) means puma in oestrous cycle in the Quechuan language. Subsequent investigations have further supported the sacred denomination by revealing the structure to be composed of three separate edifications; an outside perimetral wall,

162-461: Is 120 km/h (75 mph), but with modifications they will be able to reach 160 km/h (99 mph). Civias are modular units - trains can be formed from two, three, four or five cars as required. Renfe classifies various Civia configurations as Classes 462, 463, 464 and 465; or collectively as Classes 46*. There are four car types: Civia units operate in the following cities and regions : On 28 July 2017, Class 465 unit 210M collided with

189-578: Is held annually on the last Saturday of April, since 1993. First proposed by professor Arturo García Araneda, a San Bernardino folklorist, the event centres around Cueca, Chile's national dance. The event lasts for about 30 continuous hours and consists of a line-up of musicians, bands, or folkloric groups playing a thousand Cuecas for an open floor, where anyone is welcomed to partake in the dancing. Participants range from enthusiasts and amateurs to professional and trained dancers. The style of Cueca usually alternates between more traditional folkloric styles during

216-676: The Santiago Metropolitan Region . It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardo . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute , San Bernardo spans an area of 155.1 km (60 sq mi) and has 246,762 inhabitants (121,535 men and 125,227 women). Of these, 241,138 (97.7%) lived in urban areas and 5,624 (2.3%) in rural areas . The population grew by 29.3% (55,905 persons) between

243-505: The electoral divisions of Chile , San Bernardo is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Ramón Farías (PPD) and José Antonio Kast (UDI) as part of the 30th electoral district, (together with Buin , Paine and Calera de Tango ). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Andrés Allamand (RN) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West). At

270-408: The 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune , San Bernardo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council , headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2016-2020 alcalde is Nora Cuevas Contreras ( UDI ). The council has the following members: The regional intendant , appointed by the president , is Claudio Orrego Vicuña. Within

297-649: The Chilean government reached an agreement with RENFE , in order to buy 16 UT-440 trains. The purchase was completed in 2001, with 4 of the units destined to the Valparaíso Metro , and the remaining 12 to the Metrotren line. On December 28, 2000, the service was extended from Rancagua to San Fernando, and on June 27, 2002, a new station was added near the Buin Zoo. In 2006, given the crisis inside EFE after

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324-717: The authorities for ritualistic and occupation rights in the area. Civia Civia is a class of electric multiple unit trains built by CAF and Siemens for the Renfe Cercanías commuter railway networks in Spain . The first units entered service in 2003. The Civia train concept was created with passenger comfort and build quality in mind, and to meet the goals of reliability, frequency and punctuality. They have better provision for disabled passengers than older Cercanías trains. Civia units use 3kV DC overhead electrification. The maximum speed of Civia units in service

351-556: The authorities of San Fernando itself had continuously demanded to the central government to restart services, specially after the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic , which represented a hard hit to the tourism sector of the zone. The government promised the restoration of rail services in the second half of 2021. In 2021, all EFE services, with the sole exception of the Biotren, were rebranded to give generic and separated denomination to

378-437: The commuter rail services with the public transport of Santiago, facilitating the transfer to and from buses and Metro system with the integrated fare that existed within the latter two since 2007. In 2016, after 4 years of construction, the service between Santiago and Nos was completed. The project added two, brand new lines for exclusive use of the service, renovations in electrification, infrastructure, and rolling stock, with

405-484: The costs of the new rolling stock, and the service restarted in 2017 as it was before the renovations. Also, given the low profitability of services to San Fernando and the renovation work, the Metrotren stopped all frequencies to the town in 2013, letting the station only served by the Santiago-Chillan service with 2 frequencies every day. The local authorities of the towns between Rancagua and San Fernando, and

432-633: The country. The festival consists performances of traditional and folkloric Chilean music, dance, and singing, as well as competitions held at school, corporate, and community levels. It also features participants from other countries who are invited to showcase their respective folkloric traditions. An additional part of the festivals is the "Feria de Artesanía Tradicional" (English: Traditional Crafts Fair"), which centres around showcasing and promoting traditional artisanal gastronomy, arts and crafts from Chile and other Latin American cultures. Abril Cuecas Mil

459-505: The day (e.g., salon, campesina, etc.) and more risqué styles during the night (e.g., porteña, brava, etc.). The Chena hills, located in the basin of San Bernardo, are home to an Incan sacred site known as the Huaca of Chena or Chena's Pucará. Initially thought to be a fortress, the structure in the southern tip of the Chena hills has been denominated as a huaca (Quechuan Wak'a) a sacred place,

486-584: The integration of the Santiago-Nos service to the Metropolitan Movility Network , introducing the railway services into Santiago's integrated public transport fares. The integration was responsible for a large increase in annual ridership, and growing demand from the public for more rail services. Since 2019, the government has announced the construction of two brand new commuter lines from Santiago, with services to Melipilla , in

513-420: The services were again changed in painting and seat configuration. During that year, the first administration of Michelle Bachelet left planned an express service to Rancagua, in order to reduce travel time to 55 minutes. The project was taken by the first administration of Sebastián Piñera in their public transport master plan towards 2025, and it was decided to add another express service to Nos, integrating

540-617: The services. This led to the end of the Metrotren brand after almost 31 years. The services are branded now as the Santiago-Rancagua line, and the Santiago-Nos line. San Bernardo (Chile) San Bernardo ( Spanish pronunciation: [sam beɾˈnaɾðo] ) is a city of Chile , part of the Greater Santiago conurbation. Administratively, it is a commune and the capital of the Maipo Province in

567-497: The south-west, and the recovery and restoration of the line to Batuco , in the north. Both of them will be partially integrated to the city's public transport fare. In 2021, EFE decided to eliminate the brand Metrotren, and establish the services as separate brands, still fully operated by the company. The first precedents of a commuter rail service in Chile are from 1965, during the administration of Eduardo Frei Montalva, in which it

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594-498: The state was having during those years . After the fall of the military dictatorship, and with the return of democratic rule in 1990, pollution in Santiago became a health priority issue for the new authorities. In May 24, regional authorities declared a 4-digit no-drive days. In order to avoid collapse in the public transport, the government decided to create an improvised commuter rail service to connect Santiago with Talagante in

621-403: The summer solstice (21 December). Currently, the commune of San Bernardo lacks the resources to establish proper administration, maintenance, or security of the area, and Chena's Pucará faces physical abandonment, neglect and banalisation, including dismantling of walls and defecation on the altar. However, in recent years Quechuan and Aymará populations have become interested in negotiating with

648-490: The tunneling of every level crossing and station mezzanines, and the purchase of new X'Trapolis Modular trains, based in the Civia train, to Alstom . The services reduced the time of travel to Nos to less than 40 minutes. In 2017, the service formally started and it was definitely integrated to the Santiago public transport system. During this time, it was decided to scrap the plans for an express service to Rancagua because of

675-460: The west, and Rancagua in the south. The service was a success and it was decided to test the capabilities during the following week. Given the success of the service between Santiago and Rancagua, it was formally established in October 25, suspending all services to Talagante because of low demand. One year later, on May 11, 1991, a service to Til Til and Batuco, both towns in the north of Santiago,

702-431: Was created using the old line between Santiago and Valparaíso, yet the service was also suspended because of low demand. The rolling stock consisted in three reconditioned AEL ( Automotor Eléctrico Local , Local Electrical Motorcar) made by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Hitachi , and exported by Nissho Iwai in 1973, in order to serve the lines between Santiago and Valparaíso , and between Santiago and Talca . In 1997,

729-455: Was implemented a service called "Trenes populares" ( People's trains ), which circulated from Alameda towards Lo Espejo and San Bernardo in the south, and Mapocho in the north. The stations weren't established as such, and it had more resemblance to a bus stop. The services were eliminated in 1979 by the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet , because of low profitability and the economical and administrative reformulation process that

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