Avenida 68
EWLINE Carrera 53 Carrera 53 (TransMilenio) The simple station Carrera 53 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 65.... ◄ ► Ferias Ferias (TransMilenio) The simple station Ferias 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 Transversal 69R....
Location	Calle 80  with Carrera 68C
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 simple station Avenida 68 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 northwestern Bogotá, specifically on Calle 80 with Carrera 68C.

It serves the Metropolis, Las Ferias, and La Floresta neighborhoods.

On the north side of the station, there is a Homecenter location. To the south there is an Éxito

Almacenes Exito

Grupo Exito also known as Almacenes Exito S.A. is a leading Colombian retailer that directly operates 262 stores and others indirectly that offer a wide range of food and non food products...

 location. It is the closest station to the Metropoís neighborrhood and the Cafam in Floresta.

History

In 2000, phase one of the TransMilenio system was opened between Portal de la 80

Portal de la 80 (TransMilenio)

The Portal de la 80 is one of the terminus stations of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.-Location:...

 and Tercer Milenio

Tercer Milenio (TransMilenio)

The simple-station Tercer Milenio is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.-Location:The station is located in downtown Bogotá, specifically at Avenida Caracas and Calle 6.-History:...

, including this station.

The station is named Avenida 68 due to its location two blocks from that major road.

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 Mixed service, rush and non-rush	EWLINE		Every two minutes
Express Sundays and holidays	EWLINE	EWLINE	Every 3-4 minutes