Ricaurte (TransMilenio)

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Ricaurte
Bogotá - Ricaurte estación TransMilenio.JPG
Location between Carreras 27 and 29 and Avenida NQS between Calles 9 and 12.
Los Mártires
Colombia
History
OpenedAugust 2003
Services
Preceding station TransMilenio Following station
San Façon Carrera 22 F CDS Carrera 32
Paloquemao E Guatoque - Veraguas
Terminus G Comuneros
towards San Mateo

The transfer station Ricaurte is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.

Location[]

The station is located near downtown Bogotá, specifically at the intersection of with Carrera 27, right before the Carrera 30 bridge.

History[]

The station was opened in 2003 during the opening of the Américas-Calle 13 line. At the end of that same year, one side of the station was closed for the construction of a tunnel connection to the median of Avenida NQS. That portion was opened in 2005

The station has three entrances: at the traffic light on Avenida Calle 13 with Carrera 27, by the pedestrian bridge located on Avenida NQS with Calle 10, and through the building on the plaza located at the intersection of NQS with Calle 13.

The station is named Ricaurte due to the proximity of the neighborhood with the same name.

It is one of the two stations in the entire system that is part of more than one zone: zones Troncal Calle 13-Américas Américas and Troncal NQS Central NQS Central.

Station Services[]

Old trunk services[]

Services rendered until April 29, 2006
Kind Routes Frequency
Current C04.png C05.png Every 3 minutes on average
Express Expreso 80 Expreso 120 Expreso 130 Expreso 160 Expreso 170 Every 2 minutes on average
Express Dominical Expreso Dominical 45 Every 3 or 4 minutes on average

Main line service[]

Service as of April 29, 2006
Type North or East Routes South or West Routes Frequency
Local
4 5 7
4 5 7
Every three minutes
Express Monday through Sunday
All day
D22
G22
Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday
All day
B11 B12 C19 J23 K43 M51
G11 G12 F19 F23 G43 F51
Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday
Mixed service, rush and non-rush
C30
G30
Every two minutes
Express Saturday
5:00 a.m through 3:00 p.m
C30
G30
Every two minutes
Express Sundays and holidays
B90 C91 C96 K98 M99
G90 F91 G96 G98 F99
Every 3-4 minutes

See also[]

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