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Portal de Las Américas (TransMilenio)
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| Portal de Las Américas | |||
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| Location | Avenida Ciudad de Cali with Avenida Ciudad de Villavicencio | ||
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| Opened | December 2004 | ||
Portal de Las Américas is a terminus station
Terminal Station
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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
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, Colombia
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, which opened in the year 2000.
Location
Portal de Las Américas is located in southwestern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida Ciudad de Cali with Avenida Ciudad de Villavicencio. It is also known for its many ghost sightingsHistory
In December 2004, this station was opened before work was even finished on the line running along the Avenida Ciudad de Cali. It was the fifth terminus of the system to be opened.At first, only red buses of the size of the feeder buses were used at this station. They bore signs reading P.A. or PORTAL AMERICAS but did not have a formal route number. In March of 2005, after the Biblioteca Tintal
Biblioteca Tintal (TransMilenio)
The simple station Biblioteca Tintal is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000.-Location:...
and Patio Bonito
Patio Bonito (TransMilenio)
The simple station Patio Bonito is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000.-Location:The station is located in southwestern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida Ciudad de Cali with Calles 38B and 40B Sur....
stations were opened, the station began normal operations on one of its three platforms.
Main line service
| Type | Northern Routes | Southern Routes | Frequency | ||||
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| Local | EWLINE |
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Every three minutes | ||||
| Express Monday through Saturday All day |
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Every two minutes | ||||
| Express Monday through Saturday Morning rush |
EWLINE |
Every two minutes | |||||
| Express Monday through Saturday Evening rush |
EWLINE |
Every two minutes | |||||
| Express Monday through Saturday Off-peak |
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Every two minutes | |||||
| Express Sundays and holidays | EWLINE |
EWLINE |
Every 34 minutes |
Feeder routes
The following feeder routes serve this station:- Ruta 9.1 Casablanca loop
- Ruta 9.2 Metrovivienda loop
- Ruta 9.3 Bosa La Libertad loop
- Ruta 9.4 Patio Bonito loop
- Ruta 9.5 Avenida Tintal loop
- Ruta 9.6 Avenida Villavicencio loop
- Ruta 9.7 Bosa la Independencia loop
- Ruta 9.8 Porvenir loop
- Ruta 9.9 Bosa-Santafé loop
- Ruta 9.10 Roma loop
Inter-city service
Despite having three platforms, the Portal de las Américas does not have inter-city buses because it is located in a populous area in the southwest of the city, far from any routes leaving town.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