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Portal de la 80 (TransMilenio)
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| Portal de la 80 | |||
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| Location | Calle 80 with Avenida Longitudinal de Occidente (Carrera 96A) | ||
| Neighborhood | Engativá Engativá Engativá, which translates to Chieftain of Inga, was a municipality of Cundinamarca, but became a locality of Bogotá, Colombia when Bogotá was made "Special District" .-Geographical location:... |
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| Opened | 2000 | ||
The Portal de la 80 is one of the terminus stations 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
Colombia
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, opened in the year 2000.
Location
The station is located in the north-west of the city, specifically at the intersection of Calle 80 with the future Avenida Longitudinal de Occidente (carrera 96A).History
On December 17, 2000, Portal de la 80 was opened as the first terminus station on the TransMilenio.It services the neighborhoods of Álamos Norte, Luis Carlos Galán, and Bochicha. It also serves as a juncture for 10 feeder routes and inter-city connections.
The station is located next to the large shopping center by the same name. Also in the area are a large park and Engativá Hospital.
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 hour |
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Every two minutes | |||||||||
| Express Monday through Saturday Afternoon rush hour |
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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 Sunday and holidays | EWLINE |
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Every 3–4 minutes |
Feeder routes
The station receives the following feeder routes:- Route 1.1 Álamos Norte loop
- Route 1.2 Garcés Navas loop
- Route 1.3 Villas de Granada loop
- Route 1.4 El Cortijo loop
- Route 1.5 Ciudadela Colsubsidio loop
- Route 1.6 Bolivia Oriental loop
- Route 1.7 Quirigua loop
- Route 1.8 Calle 80
- Route 1.9 Villas del Dorado loop
- Route 1.10 Bolivia / Bochicha II loop
Intercity services
Portal de la 80 is also the juncture point for buses between neighboring municipalities, such as ChíaChía, Cundinamarca
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, Mosquera
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, Madrid
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, and Facatativá
Facatativá
Facatativá is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department, located about 28 miles northwest of Bogotá, Colombia and 2,586 meters above sea level...
.