Railway stations in Colombia
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Stations of Ferrocarril del Occidente (Western line):
(Opened en 1889)
  1. Bogotá La Sabana (Main station 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...

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  2. Bogotá 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...

  3. Bogotá Fontibón
    Fontibon
    Fontibon is a former municipality located at the westernmost side of Bogotá, Colombia.-History:Founded on May 10, 1954; Fontibon was the gate to the current Bogotá City also known as Santa Fe de Bogotá, to the conquistador Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada and his fellow expeditioners.The origin of the...

  4. Mosquera
    Mosquera, Cundinamarca
    Mosquera is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It lies near the national capital and has a population of a city of 90,000....

  5. 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...

  6. 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...



Stations of Ferrocarril del Sur (Southern line):
  1. Bosa
  2. Soacha
    Soacha
    Soacha is the city of Colombia on the southern edge of Bogotá, the country's capital. It has an important industrial zone and is home to mostly working class families.-Demographics:...

  3. Alicachín, opened in 1916
  4. Sibaté
    Sibaté
    Sibaté is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.- References :...

     (Estación Santa Isabel), opened en 1926
  5. San Miguel
    San Miguel
    San Miguel, Spanish for Saint Michael, describes numerous locations.-Argentina:*San Miguel Partido*San Miguel, Buenos Aires*San Miguel Arcángel , a Volga German colony in Adolfo Alsina Partido, Buenos Aires Province...

    , opened en 1930


Stations of Ferrocarril del Norte (Northern line):
  1. Puente del Común (junction) (Estación M. A. Caro, known as "La Caro") opened in 1894
  2. Cajicá
    Cajicá
    Cajicá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.The native name of Cajicá is "The Stone Fortress." It is the third most populous municipality in the province after Zipaquirá and Chía- Other Facts:*Market Day: Sunday...

    , opened in 1896
  3. Zipaquirá
    Zipaquirá
    Zipaquirá is a municipality and city of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Its neighboring municipalities are Tausa and Cogua to the north; Nemocón, Gachancipá and Sopó to the east; Cajicá and Tabio to the south; and Subachoque and Pacho to the west. Its seat of municipal government is 49...

    , opened in 1898
  4. Nemocón
    Nemocón
    Nemocón is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.- History :Nemcón means "The cry of the warrior" in the Chibcha language. The city was founded by Spanish settlers in 1537.- Geography and description :...

     - opened in 1907


Stations of Ferrocarril del Nordeste (North Eastern line):
  1. Chapinero
    Chapinero
    Chapinero is the second locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located in northeastern Bogotá. It is among the more affluent of localities in the city, and is home to several important commercial and dining areas. It comprises three major residential areas: Chicó, El Lago, and Chapinero...

  2. Calle 100
  3. Usaquén
    Usaquén
    Usaquén is a residential and commercial locality in northern Bogotá, capital of Colombia. Although it is designated on maps as Bogotá's #1 locality, it was a separate municipality of Cundinamarca until 1954, when it was annexed into the city. Today, Usaquén is home of more than 480.000 inhabitants...

  4. Puente del Común - junction - (Estación M. A. Caro)
  5. Briceño
    Briceño
    Briceño is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Northern Antioquia.-External links:...

     (Sopó
    Sopó
    Sopó is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....

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  6. Tocancipá
    Tocancipá
    Tocancipá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. The race track is located in the surroundings of the town, here they make vintage auto races as well as gt races....

  7. Gachancipá
    Gachancipá
    Gachancipá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....

  8. Suesca
    Suesca
    Suesca is a town in Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.It is located at northern Bogotá, 59 km from Colombian Capital of Bogotá, part of the geographical region called Sábana de Bogotá, or plain of Bogotá. Suesca is a scenic countryside town very close to Bogotá which is well known because its...



Stations of Ferrocarril del Oriente (Eastern Line):
  1. La Requilina (Usme
    Usme
    Usme is the 5th locality of the Capital District of Bogotá, capital city of Colombia. Usme is located in the southwestern part of Bogotá limiting to the north with the localities of San Cristóbal, Rafael Uribe Uribe and Tunjuelito, to the west with the locality of Ciudad Bolívar, to the south with...

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