Escuela Militar (TransMilenio)
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Escuela Militar
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Polo
Polo (TransMilenio)
The simple station Polo 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 27....

Carrera 47
Carrera 47 (TransMilenio)
The simple station Carrera 47 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 58....

San Martín
San Martín (TransMilenio)
The simple station San Martín is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000.-Location:The station is located in northwestern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida Suba with Calle 83.-History:...

Location Calle 80 
with Carrera 51
Neighborhood Barrios Unidos
Barrios Unidos
Barrios Unidos is the 12th locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located in the city's north. Barrios Unidos is completely urban, with some light industry and major commercial areas.- Borders :North: Calle 100, bordering the locality of Suba...

Opened 2000

The simple station Escuela Militar 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 Carrera 51.

It serves the Gaitán and La Patria neighborhoods.

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 Escuela Militar due to its location in front of the General José María Cordova military school.

The station is close to the major roads NQS
Norte-Quito-Sur
Avenida Norte-Quito-Sur or NQS is an arterial road in Bogotá, Colombia that crosses the city from northeast to southwest.The avenue is formed from the union of three old avenues, Avenida Ciudad de Quito, Avenida Novena, and Autopista Sur.-The names:...

 and Avenida Suba
Avenida Suba (Bogotá)
Avenida Suba is a major road in northern Bogotá, Colombia, connecting the locality of Suba with the rest of the capital.-Names:Avenida Suba is so named for being the principal vehicular access to the locality of the same name...

. It serves as an interchange for passengers on the NQS, Suba, and Calle 80 lines of the system.

Main Line Service

Service as of April 29, 2006
Type Northern Routes Southern Routes Frequency
Local EWLINE
EWLINE
Every three minutes
Express Monday through Saturday
All day
EWLINE
Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday
Mixed service, rush and non-rush
EWLINE
Every two minutes
Express Sundays and holidays EWLINE
EWLINE
Every 3-4 minutes

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