Banderas (TransMilenio)
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Banderas
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Mandalay
Mandalay (TransMilenio)
The simple station Mandalay 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 de Las Américas with Carrera 73.-History:...

Transversal 86
Transversal 86 (TransMilenio)
The simple station Transversal 86 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 de Las Américas with transversal 86...

Location Avenida de Las Américas 
between Carreras 75 and 78H
Neighborhood Kennedy
Kennedy (Bogotá)
Kennedy, or Ciudad Kennedy, is the eighth locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located in the south-west of the city and is the most populous of all localities being home to 14% of the city's residents.- Borders :...

Opened 2003

The intermediate station Banderas 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...

, which opened in the year 2000.

Location

The station is located in southwestern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida de Las Américas with Carrera 75 and 78H, near the Monumento a las Banderas (Monument to the Flags).

History

In 2003, the Las Américas line was extended from Américas Carrera 53 A
Américas Carrera 53 A (TransMilenio)
The simple station Américas - Carrera 53 A is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000.-Location:...

 to Transversal 86
Transversal 86 (TransMilenio)
The simple station Transversal 86 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 de Las Américas with transversal 86...

, including this station. Feeder routes were added at the beginning of 2004.

The station is named Banderas due to the nearby monument with the flags of the nations of the Americas.

Main line service

Service as of April 29, 2006
Type Northern Routes Southern Routes Frequency
Local EWLINE
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Every three minutes
Express Monday through Saturday
All day
EWLINE
EWLINE
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
EWLINE
Every two minutes
Express Sundays and holidays EWLINE
EWLINE
Every 34 minutes


Feeder routes

The station has the following feeder routes:
  • Route 8.1 Kennedy Central loop
  • Route 8.2 Kennedy Hospital loop
  • Route 8.3 Castilla loop
  • Route 8.4 Corabastos loop
  • Route 8.5 Biblioteca El Tintal loop
  • Route 8.6 Timiza loop

See also

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • List of TransMilenio Stations
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