General Santander (TransMilenio)
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Location | Antonio Nariño (Bogotá) Colombia | ||||||||||
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Opened | 2005 | ||||||||||
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The intermediate station General Santander is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.
Location
[edit]The station is located in southern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida NQS south of the Avenida Batallón Caldas bridge.
History
[edit]In October 2005, phase two of the TransMilenio opened from Calle 92 with Autopista Norte to General Santander.
The station receives its name due to the proximity of the police school located a few blocks away.
The station is the only one in the system located in three localities of Bogotá. The supports for the pedestrian bridge on the north side are located in Puente Aranda, while the supports for the southern bridge are located in Rafael Uribe Uribe. The transfer point for the feeder routes is located in Antonio Nariño.
Station Services
[edit]In 2006, began functioning as an intermediate station, serving both main-line buses and feeder routes.
Old trunk services
[edit]Kind | Routes | Frequency |
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Current | ![]() |
Every 3 minutes on average |
Express | ![]() ![]() |
Every 2 minutes on average |
Main line service
[edit]Type | Routes to the North | Routes to the East | Routes to the South | Routes to the West |
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Local | 4 | 4 | ||
Express Every Day All day |
B12 D22 | G12 G22 G43 | K43 | |
Express Monday to Friday All day |
C30 | C30 | ||
Express Monday to Friday Morning rush hour |
A52 | |||
Express Monday to Friday Afternoon rush hour |
G52 | |||
Express Saturday from 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
C30 | C30 |
Feeder routes
[edit]The station has connections to the following feeder route:
- 12.1Fátima loop
Inter-city service
[edit]This station does not have inter-city service.
External links
[edit]- TransMilenio
- (in Spanish) Opening of the line from eltiempo.com[permanent dead link]
- (in Spanish) Problemas en la inauguración de la troncal Autopista Sur en eltiempo.com[permanent dead link]
See also
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