General Santander (TransMilenio)
| General Santander | ||||
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| Location | Troncal NQS with Carrera 42 | |||
| Neighborhood | Antonio Nariño, Puente Aranda and Rafael Uribe Uribe | |||
| Opened | 2005 | |||
The intermediate station General Santander is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.
Location
The station is located in southern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida NQS south of the Avenida Batallón Caldas bridge.
History
In October 2005, phase two of the TransMilenio opened from Calle 92 with Autopista Norte to General Santader.
The station receives its name due to the proximity of the police school located a few blocks away.
The station is the only one in the system located in three localities of Bogotá. The supports for the pedestrian bridge on the north side are located in Puente Aranda, while the supports for the southern bridge are located in Rafael Uribe Uribe. The transfer point for the feeder routes is located in Antonio Nariño.
Station Services
In 2006, began functioning as an intermediate station, serving both main-line buses and feeder routes.
Main Line Service
| Type | Northern Routes | Southern Routes | Frequency | ||||||||||
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| Local |
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Every three minutes | ||||||||||
| Express Monday through Saturday All day |
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Every two minutes | ||||||||||
| Express Monday through Saturday Morning rush |
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Every two minutes | |||||||||||
| Express Monday through Saturday Evening rush |
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Every two minutes | |||||||||||
| Express Sunday and holidays |
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Every 3–4 minutes |
Feeder routes
The station has connections to the following feeder route:
- Route 12.1 Fátima loop
- Route 12.2 Alqueria (soon)
Inter-city service
This station does not have inter-city service.
External links
- TransMilenio
- (Spanish) Opening of the line from eltiempo.com
- (Spanish) Problemas en la inauguración de la troncal Autopista Sur en eltiempo.com