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Suba Avenida Boyacá (TransMilenio)
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| Location | Avenida Suba Avenida Suba (Bogotá) Avenida Suba is a major road in northern Bogotá, Colombia, connecting the locality of Suba with the rest of the capital.-Names:Avenida Suba is so named for being the principal vehicular access to the locality of the same name... with la intersección de la Avenida Boyacá (diagonal 129C) |
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| Neighborhood | Suba Suba (Bogotá) Suba is the 11th locality of the Capital District of the Colombian capital city, Bogotá. Suba is located north of the city, limiting to the north with the municipality of Chía in Cundinamarca Department, to the west with the municipality of Cota, to the east with the locality of Usaquén and to the... |
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| Opened | April 29, 2006 | ||
The simple station Suba-Avenida Boyacá 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 2000.
Location
The station is located in northwestern Bogotá on Avenida SubaAvenida Suba (Bogotá)
Avenida Suba is a major road in northern Bogotá, Colombia, connecting the locality of Suba with the rest of the capital.-Names:Avenida Suba is so named for being the principal vehicular access to the locality of the same name...
at its intersection with Avenida Boyacá (Diagonal 129C).
It serves the Las Villas, Ciudad Jardín Norte, Calatrava and Altos de Chozica neighborhoods.
History
In 2006], phase two of the TransMilenio system was completed, including the Avenida SubaAvenida Suba (Bogotá)
Avenida Suba is a major road in northern Bogotá, Colombia, connecting the locality of Suba with the rest of the capital.-Names:Avenida Suba is so named for being the principal vehicular access to the locality of the same name...
line, on which this station is located.
The station is named Suba-Avenida Boyacá or Suba Av.Boyacá (by its abbreviation) for being located at the intersection of those two major roads.
It is the first station in the system to be located above grade on a bridge.
In the lower part of the station, where two pedestrian bridges provide access to the station, there is a small plaza where payment for the system is collected. Passengers reach the platform by elevator.
Main line service
| Type | Northern Routes | Southern Routes | Frequency | ||
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| Local | EWLINE |
EWLINE |
Every three minutes | ||
| Express Monday through Saturday All day |
EWLINE |
EWLINE |
Every two minutes | ||
| Express Monday through Saturday Evening rush |
EWLINE |
Every two minutes | |||
| Express Monday through Saturday Off-peak |
EWLINE |
Every two minutes |
See also
- BogotáBogotáBogotá, 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...
- TransMilenioTransMilenioTransMilenio 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...
- List of TransMilenio Stations