Portal de Las Américas (TransMilenio)
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| Portal de Las Américas | ||||
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| Location | Avenida Ciudad de Cali with Avenida Ciudad de Villavicencio |
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| Neighborhood | Kennedy | |||
| Opened | December of 2004 | |||
Portal de Las Américas is a terminus station of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000.
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[edit] Location
Portal de Las Américas is located in southwestern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida Ciudad de Cali with Avenida Ciudad de Villavicencio.
[edit] History
In December of 2004, 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 busses of the size of the feeder busses were used at this station. They bore signs reading P.A. or PORTAL AMERICAS but did not have a formal route number. In March of 2005, after the Biblioteca Tintal and Patio Bonito stations were opened, the station began normal operations on one of its three platforms.
[edit] Station Services
[edit] 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 Monday through Saturday Off-peak |
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Every two minutes | |
| Express Sundays and holidays |  |
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Every 3-4 minutes |
[edit] Feeder routes
The following feeder routes serve this station:
- Ruta 9.1 Casablanca loop
- Ruta 9.2 Metrovivienda loop
- Ruta 9.3 Bosa La Libertad loop
- Ruta 9.4 Patio Bonito loop
- Ruta 9.5 Avenida Tintal loop
- Ruta 9.6 Avenida Villavicencio loop
- Ruta 9.7 Bosa la Independencia loop
[edit] Inter-city service
Despite having three platforms, the Portal de las Américas does not have inter-city busses due to the fact that it is located in a populous area in the southwest of the city, far from any routes leaving town.
