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The transfer station Avenida Jiménez is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.
[edit] Location
The station is located in the heart of downtown Bogotá, specifically at the intersection of Avenida Jiménez with Avenida Caracas.
[edit] History
The station entered operation on December 17, 2000 as part of the original TranssMilenio system, only to be closed a year later for construction of the Eje Ambiental, which was opened in 2002.
After the opening of the Jiménez-Calle 13 trunk, the station was converted from a simple station into an interchange between the aforementioned trunk and Avenida Caracas with five platforms. The station serves an average of 500,000 passengers per day.
The station has three entrances: on on Avenida Caracas with Calle 11, another on Avenida Jiménez with Carrera 12, and one on the south-east intersection of Avenida Caracas with Avenida Colón.
It serves the La Capuchina, Santa Inés, and San Victorino neighborhoods.
[edit] Station Services
[edit] Main Line Service
Service as of April 29, 2006
| Type |
Northern Routes |
Southern Routes |
Frequency |
| Local |
|
|
Every ten minutes |
Express Monday through Saturday
all day |
|
|
Every ten minutes |
Express Monday through Saturday
Early Morning |
|
|
Every ten minutes |
Express Monday through Saturday
Late Night |
|
|
Every ten minutes |
Express Monday through Saturday
Off-peak Service |
|
|
Every ten minutes |
| Express Sundays and holidays |
|
|
Every ten minutes |
[edit] Feeder routes
This station does not have connections to feeder routes.
[edit] Inter-city service
This station does not have inter-city service.
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