Portal de Las Américas (TransMilenio)

Portal de la de las americas
Location	with Kennedy
Line(s)	Américas
Platforms	3
History
Opened	December 21, 2003
Services
Patio Bonito ← F → Terminal

'Portal de las americas is a terminus station of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000.

Location[]

Portal de las Américas is located in southwestern Bogotá, specifically on with . It is also known for its many ghost sightings

History[]

In December 2003, this station was opened before work was even finished on the line running along the Avenida Ciudad de Cali. It was the fifth terminus of the system to be opened.

At first, only red buses of the size of the feeder buses were used at this station. They bore signs reading P.A. or PORTAL AMÉRICAS but did not have a formal route number. In May 2004, after the Biblioteca Tintal and Patio Bonito stations were opened, the station began normal operations on one of its three platforms.

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
Super Express		Every 2 minutes on average
Express Dominical		Every 3 or 4 minutes on average

Main line service[]

Feeder routes[]

The following feeder routes serve this station:

• 9.1 Casablanca loop
• 9.2 Metrovivienda loop
• 9.3 Bosa La Libertad loop
• 9.4 Patio Bonito loop
• 9.5 Avenida Tintal loop
• 9.6 loop
• 9.7 Bosa la Independencia loop
• 9.8 Porvenir loop
• 9.9 Bosa-Santafé loop
• 9.10 Roma loop
• 9.11 Franja Seca loop

Inter-city service[]

Despite having three platforms, the Portal de las Américas does not have inter-city buses because it is located in a populous area in the southwest of the city, far from any routes leaving town.

See also[]

• List of TransMilenio Stations

External links[]

• TransMilenio