The line was severely damaged by the 2010 8.8-magnitude earthquake . The quake 's ensuing tsunami destroyed the Constitución station . National media reported that ghost towns sprang up whilst the line was out of service because the towns served by the line are dependent on it . In a normal year , 90,000 people use the line to travel to local towns for work , leisure or commerce . After nine months out of service it was reopened by president Sebastián Piñera , who fulfilled an election promise . Despite the earthquake and tsunami damage , the '' ramal '' was repaired relatively quickly
2010 8.8-magnitude earthquake
2010 Chile earthquake
Ramal Talca-Constitución