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Pradera (TransMilenio)
Encyclopedia
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| Location | Avenida de Las Américas with Carrera 65 |
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| Neighborhood | Puente Aranda Puente Aranda Puente Aranda is the 16th location of the Capital District of the Colombian capital city, Bogotá. It is located in the midwest within the city and was named after an old bridge in the hacienda of Juan Aranda over the "Chinúa River" now called the San Francisco Creek that dates from the 16th... |
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| Opened | Diciembre de 2003 | ||
The simple station Pradera 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 the industrial sector of the city, specifically on Avenida de Las Américas with Carrera 65.It serves the Pradera, Salazar Gómez, and Lusitania neighborhoods.
It is also the nearest station to the recording studios of RCN Television
RCN TV
RCN Televisión , is a Colombian private television network. It started as a production company in 1967...
.
History
In 2003, the Las Américas line was extended from Américas Carrera 53 AAméricas 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.
The station receives its name from the neighborhood located on the southern side of Avenida de Las Américas.
Main line service
| Type | Northern Routes | Southern Routes | Frequency | ||
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| Local | EWLINE |
EWLINE |
Every three minutes | ||
| Express Monday through Saturday All day |
EWLINE |
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 |
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