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Avenida Jiménez (TransMilenio)
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| Location | Avenida Jiménez between Carreras 12 and 14 & 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 11 and 13. |
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| Neighborhoods | 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, re-opened in 2004 | ||||||||
The transfer station Avenida Jiménez 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 the heart of downtown Bogotá, specifically at the intersection of Avenida Jiménez with 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:...
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History
The station entered operation on December 17, 2000 as part of the original TranssMilenio system, only to be closed a year later for construction of the Eje Ambiental, which was opened in 2002.After the opening of the Jiménez-Calle 13 trunk, the station was converted from a simple station into an interchange between the aforementioned trunk and 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:...
with five platforms. The station serves an average of 500,000 passengers per day.
The station has three entrances: on on Avenida Caracas with Calle 11, another on Avenida Jiménez with Carrera 12, and one on the south-east intersection of Avenida Caracas with Avenida Colón, which has access to the underground foot tunnel.
It serves the La Capuchina, Santa Inés, and San Victorino neighborhoods.
This station has a "Punto de Encuentro" or point of gathering, which has bathrooms, coffeeshop, parking for bycicles and a tourist attention booth.
Main line service
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| Local | EWLINE |
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Every ten minutes | |||||||||
| Express Monday through Saturday all day |
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Every ten minutes | |||||||||
| Express Monday through Saturday Early Morning |
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Every ten minutes | ||||||||||
| Express Monday through Saturday Late Night |
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Every ten minutes | |||||||||
| Express Monday through Saturday Off-peak Service |
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Every ten minutes | |||||||||
| Express Sundays and holidays | EWLINE |
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Every ten minutes |
External links
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