Puente Aranda (TransMilenio)
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Puente Aranda
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Carrera 43
Carrera 43 (TransMilenio)
The simple station Carrera 43 is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000.-Location:The station is located in Bogotá's industrial zone, specifically on Calle 13 between Carreras 41 and 42A Bis....

Américas Carrera 53 A
Américas Carrera 53 A (TransMilenio)
The simple station Américas - Carrera 53 A is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000.-Location:...

Location Troncal Calle 13 
between Carreras 47 and 49
Neighborhood Puente Aranda
Puente Aranda
Puente Aranda is the 16th location of the Capital District of the Colombian capital city, Bogotá. It is located in the midwest within the city and was named after an old bridge in the hacienda of Juan Aranda over the "Chinúa River" now called the San Francisco Creek that dates from the 16th...

Opened 2003

The simple station Puente Aranda, is part 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...

, which opened in the year 2000.

Location

The station is located to the west of downtown Bogotá, specifically on Troncal Calle 13 between Carreras 47 and 49.

History

The station was opened in 2003 after completion of the Calle 13 portion of the Américas line, from De La Sabana
De La Sabana (TransMilenio)
The simple-station De La Sabana is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.-Location:The station is located close to downtown Bogotá, close to the main train station, De La Sabana, but more specifically on the Troncal Calle 13 between Carreras 16...

to this station.

The station is named Puente Aranda after the industrial locality in which it is located. It is also the common name of a bridge located the west of the station.

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
Evening rush
EWLINE
Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday
Off-peak
EWLINE
Every two minutes

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