Ricaurte (TransMilenio) explained

Ricaurte
Style:TransMilenio
Address:Troncal Calle 13 between Carreras 27 and 29 and Avenida NQS between Calles 9 and 12.
Borough:Los Mártires
Country:Colombia
Opened:August 2003

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 Calle 13 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 25px|Troncal Calle 13-Américas Américas and 25px|Troncal NQS Central NQS Central.

Station Services

Old trunk services

Services rendered until April 29, 2006! Kind !! Routes !! Frequency
CurrentEvery 3 minutes on average
ExpressEvery 2 minutes on average
Express Dominical Every 3 or 4 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 Routes to the West
Avenida NQS wagons
Local
Express Every Day
All day
Express Monday to Saturday
All day
Express Monday to Friday
All day
Express Saturday
from 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Avenida Calle 13 wagons
Local
Express Every Day
All day
Express Monday to Saturday
All day

See also