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Tercer Milenio (TransMilenio)
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| Location | Avenida Caracas Avenida Caracas (Bogotá) Avenida Caracas, sometimes called Carrera 14, is an arterial road in Bogotá, Colombia that runs through the city from north to south.-Names:... between calles 6 and 8. |
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| Neighborhood | Santa Fe Santa Fe (Bogotá) Santa Fe is the third locality of Bogotá, Capital District of Colombia. Santa Fe is the traditional downtown of the city of Bogotá. This area once comprised Bogotá's total main urban area and was known as "Santa Fe de Bogotá" with its traditional neighborhoods.Santa Fe is one of Bogotá's most... and Los Mártires Los Mártires Los Mártires is the 14th locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located near the city's downtown to its west. It takes its name in honor of those who died during the war for independence from Spain... |
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| Opened | 2000 | ||
The simple-station Tercer Milenio 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...
, opened in the year 2000.
Location
The station is located in downtown Bogotá, specifically at Avenida CaracasAvenida Caracas (Bogotá)
Avenida Caracas, sometimes called Carrera 14, is an arterial road in Bogotá, Colombia that runs through the city from north to south.-Names:...
and Calle 6.
History
On December 17, 2000, the TransMilenioTransMilenio
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...
system opened from Portal de la 80 to Tercer Milenio, which was so named for the park of the same name, located to the east of the station.
It serves the Estanzuela, Santa Inés, San Bernardo, and Eduardo Santos neighborhoods.
Main Line Service
| Type | Northern Routes | Southern Routes | Frequency | ||||
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| Local | EWLINE |
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Every 3 minutes | ||||
| Express Monday through Saturday all day |
EWLINE |
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Every 2 minutes | ||||
| Express Sundays and holidays | EWLINE |
EWLINE |
Every 3-4 minutes |