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Socorro (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:... with Carreras 15 and 16 |
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| Neighborhood | Rafael Uribe Uribe Rafael Uribe Uribe (Bogotá) The Rafael Uribe Uribe is the 18th locality of the Capital District in the Colombian capital city Bogotá. It was named after the Liberal General Rafael Uribe Uribe. Historically it has NOT been predominantly a residential area with a very small commercial activity. Since the 1940s urban expansion... and Tunjuelito Tunjuelito Tunjuelito is the 6th locality of the Capital District of the Colombian capital city, Bogotá. Tunjuelito is located to the south of Bogotá, bordering to the north with the localities of Bosa, Kennedy and Puente Aranda, to the east with the localities of Rafael Uribe Uribe and Usme, to the south... |
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| Opened | 2000 | ||
The simple station Socorro 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 southern Bogotá, specifically on 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:...
with Carreras 15 y 16.
It serves the San Carlos neighborhood.
History
At the beginning of 2001, the second phase of the Caracas line of the system was opened from Tercer MilenioTercer 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:...
to the intermediate station Calle 40 Sur
Calle 40 Sur (TransMilenio)
The intermediate station Calle 40 Sur is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.-Location:The station is located in southern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida Caracas with Calles 39 and 41B sur....
. A few months later, service was extended south to Portal de Usme
Portal de Usme (TransMilenio)
Portal de Usme is one of the terminal stations in the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.-Location:...
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The station is named Socorro after the neighborhood located on its east side.
Main line service
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| Express Monday through Saturday Morning rush |
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Every two minutes | ||||
| Express Monday through Saturday Evening rush |
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Every two minutes | |||||
| Express Monday through Saturday Mixed service, rush and non-rush |
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Every two minutes | ||||
| Express Sundays and holidays | EWLINE |
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Every 3–4 minutes |
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