Portal de Las Américas (TransMilenio)

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

Portal de las Américas
General information
LocationAvenida Ciudad de Cali with
Avenida Ciudad de Villavicencio
Kennedy
Line(s)Américas
Platforms3
History
OpenedDecember 21, 2003
Services
Preceding station TransMilenio Following station
Patio Bonito F Terminus

Location

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

History

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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

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Old trunk services

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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

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Service as of March, 2022
Type Northern routes
Local
5
Express Every Day
All day
A60 J23
Express Monday through Saturday
All day
M51 B28
Express Monday through Friday
Morning rush
B52 E32
Express Monday through Friday
Mixed service, morning and evening rush
C29
Ending Routes
Local
5
Express Every Day
All day
F60 F23
Express Monday through Saturday
All day
F51 F28
Express Monday through Saturday
Evening rush
F62 F32
Express Monday through Friday
Mixed service, morning and evening rush
F29

Feeder routes

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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 Avenida Villavicencio 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

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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

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