Ferias (TransMilenio)
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Ferias
EWLINE
Avenida 68
Avenida 68 (TransMilenio)
The simple station Avenida 68 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 68C....

Boyacá
Boyacá (TransMilenio)
The simple station Boyacá 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 69 B, one block from Avenida Boyacá....

Location Calle 80
with Transversal 69R
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 Ferias 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 Transversal 69R.

It serves the Ferias, Las Ferias Occidental, and Santa Rosa neighborhoods.

Carrefour
Carrefour
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 Calle 80 is situated on the north side of the station.

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 Ferias due to the neighborhood of the same name that surrounds it.

Main Line Service

Service as of April 29, 2006
Type Northern Routes Southern Routes Frequency
Local EWLINE
EWLINE
Every three minutes
Express Sundays and holidays EWLINE
EWLINE
Every 3-4 minutes

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