Portal de la 80 (TransMilenio)
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Portal de la 80
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Quirigua
Quirigua (TransMilenio)
Quirigua is a station that is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.-Location:The station is located in northwestern Bogotá, specifically on Calle 80 with Carrera 94....

Location Calle 80 with
Avenida Longitudinal de Occidente (Carrera 96A)
Neighborhood Engativá
Engativá
Engativá, which translates to Chieftain of Inga, was a municipality of Cundinamarca, but became a locality of Bogotá, Colombia when Bogotá was made "Special District" .-Geographical location:...

Opened 2000

The Portal de la 80 is one of the terminus stations of the TransMilenio
TransMilenio
TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit system that serves Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. The system opened to the public in December 2000, covering Av. Caracas and Calle 80...

 mass-transit system of Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

, opened in the year 2000.

Location

The station is located in the north-west of the city, specifically at the intersection of Calle 80 with the future Avenida Longitudinal de Occidente (carrera 96A).

History

On December 17, 2000, Portal de la 80 was opened as the first terminus station on the TransMilenio.

It services the neighborhoods of Álamos Norte, Luis Carlos Galán, and Bochicha. It also serves as a juncture for 10 feeder routes and inter-city connections.

The station is located next to the large shopping center by the same name. Also in the area are a large park and Engativá Hospital.

Main line service

Service as of April 29, 2006
Type Northern Routes Southern Routes Frequency
Local EWLINE
EWLINE
Every three minutes
Express Monday through Saturday
all day
EWLINE
EWLINE
Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday
Morning rush hour
EWLINE
EWLINE
Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday
Afternoon rush hour
EWLINE
EWLINE
Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday
Mixed service rush and non-rush
EWLINE
Every two minutes
Express Sunday and holidays EWLINE
EWLINE
Every 3–4 minutes


Feeder routes

The station receives the following feeder routes:
  • Route 1.1 Álamos Norte loop
  • Route 1.2 Garcés Navas loop
  • Route 1.3 Villas de Granada loop
  • Route 1.4 El Cortijo loop
  • Route 1.5 Ciudadela Colsubsidio loop
  • Route 1.6 Bolivia Oriental loop
  • Route 1.7 Quirigua loop
  • Route 1.8 Calle 80
  • Route 1.9 Villas del Dorado loop
  • Route 1.10 Bolivia / Bochicha II loop

Intercity services

Portal de la 80 is also the juncture point for buses between neighboring municipalities, such as Chía
Chía, Cundinamarca
Chía is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia, located to the north of Bogotá on the main road to Zipaquira. Its history dates back to the pre-Columbian era. The name comes from the Chibchan language and means "moon" or "month"....

, Mosquera
Mosquera
Mosquera is a surname of Spanish, in particular Galician, origin. The family crest states Gallego. Comes from the mansion of the family's founder, Ramiro de Mosquera, taking the last name from his hacienda. In the fifth century, it already figured linked to Moscoso, one of the oldest houses of...

, Madrid
Madrid, Cundinamarca
Madrid is a town and municipality in the Department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. The city is located at 19 miles from Bogotá City. The city's main and biggest industry is the growing of flowers, especially roses which are mostly exported to the United States and Japan.Madrid is well known because it...

, and Facatativá
Facatativá
Facatativá is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department, located about 28 miles northwest of Bogotá, Colombia and 2,586 meters above sea level...

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