Portal del Sur (TransMilenio) explained

Portal del Sur
Style:	TransMilenio
Borough:	Bosa (Bogotá)
Country:	Colombia
Opened:	April 15, 2006

Portal del Sur is one of the terminus stations of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000.

Location

The Portal del Sur is located in the south of the city, more specifically on Autopista Sur where it meets the cemetery Jardines del Apogeo (carrera 72D).

History

The inauguration of the head station was made on April 15, 2006, although public space works and some mixed lanes continued until June of the same year.

The portal has a cycling service for users.

Beginning in September 2013, "TuLlave" travel cards work in the Portal del Sur, after months of discussions on how to start integrating the cards used in all phases of TransMilenio.

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

Main line service

**Service as of April 29, 2006**
Type	Routes to the North	Routes to the East	Routes to the South
Local
Express Every Day All day
Express Monday to Saturday All day
Express Monday to Friday All day
Express Monday to Friday Morning and afternoon rush hour
Express Monday to Friday Morning rush hour
Express Saturday morning rush hour
Express Saturday from 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Routes that finish in the station
Local
Express Every Day All day
Express Monday to Saturday All day
Express Monday to Friday All day
Express Monday to Friday Afternoon rush hour
Express Monday to Friday Morning and afternoon rush hour
Express Saturday morning rush hour
Express Saturday from 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Feeder Routes

The station receives the following feeder routes:

Avenida Bosa loop
Bosa Centro loop
Albán Carbonell loop
Bosa Laureles loop
Terminal Sur loop
Perdomo loop
Olarte - Timiza loop

Special Services

The following special route also works:

to the Cazucá neighborhood.

Circular Routes

Currently, the following SITP circular routes are entered at the Portal del Sur:

to the Tres Esquinas neighborhood.
Urban Porciuncula, from Bosa San José (from 4:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.).
Bogotá - San Mateo

Inter-city service

At the completion of construction, there are plans for inter-city service from the surrounding municipalities of Soacha and Sibaté. The station has capacity for 13 inter-city buses at the same time, plus additional space for feeder routes.

External links

TransMilenio