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Shaio (TransMilenio)
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| Location | 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... with Calles 116 (Avenida Pepe Sierra) and 115 |
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| Neighborhood | Suba Suba (Bogotá) Suba is the 11th locality of the Capital District of the Colombian capital city, Bogotá. Suba is located north of the city, limiting to the north with the municipality of Chía in Cundinamarca Department, to the west with the municipality of Cota, to the east with the locality of Usaquén and to the... |
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| Opened | April 29, 2006 | ||
The simple station Shaio 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 northwestern Bogotá, specifically between Calle 115 and calle 116 .It serves the Ilarco, Pontevedra, and Santa Rosa neighborhoods.
History
In 2006, phase two of the TransMilenio system was completed, including the Avenida SubaAvenida 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...
line, on which this station is located.
The station is named Shaio due to its proximity to the Clínica Shaio, a cardiovascular health center.
Nearby are the Colegio Agustiniano Norte
Colegio Agustiniano Norte
Agustiniano Norte School is a private, catholic, independent school for men, teaching students from grades kindergarten - 11, located in Bogota, Colombia...
, and the TELECOM (Colombia Telecomunicaciones S.A. ESP) offices and networking facilities.
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 |
EWLINE |
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Every two minutes | ||||
| Express Sundays and holidays | EWLINE |
EWLINE |
Every 3–4 minutes |
External links
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