The station is located in northern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida Caracas, between Calles 70A and 72.
History[]
In 2000, phase one of the TransMilenio system was opened between Portal de la 80 and Tercer Milenio, including this station.
The station is named Calle 72 due to its proximity to the arterial route of the same name.
It serves the demand of the financial district of , whose most important building is the Centro Comercial Avenida Chile which is located approximately 350 meters from the station (a Tourist Assistance booth is located at the mall). It also serves the Quinta Camacho, Porciúncula, La Concepción Norte and San Felipe neighborhoods.
On March 9, 2012, protests lodged by mostly young children in groups of up to 200, blocked in several times and up to 3 hours in the trunk stations Caracas. The protests left destroyed and sacked this season of the system.
Station Services[]
Old trunk services[]
Services rendered until April 29, 2006
Kind
Routes
Frequency
Current
Every 3 minutes on average
Express
Every 2 minutes on average
Express Dominical
Every 3 or 4 minutes on average
Main Line Service[]
Service as of April 29, 2006
Type
Northern Routes
Southern Routes
Frequency
Local
6
8
6
8
Every three minutes
Express Monday through Saturday all day
C19
D21
B73
F19
H21
H74
Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday morning rush
D50
H51
A52
A74
Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday evening rush
G52
F62
Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday Mixed service, rush and non-rush
B27
C29
H27
F29
Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday Morning and Evening rush
B74
J72
Every two minutes
Express Monday through Friday Mixed service, rush and non-rush
C17
H17
Every two minutes
Express Saturday All Day
C17
H17
Every two minutes
Express Sunday and holidays
C91
B92
D95
F91
H92
J95
Every 3–4 minutes
Feeder routes[]
This station does not have connections to feeder routes.