Banderas (TransMilenio)

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Banderas
Mandalay ◄ ► Transversal 86
Location	Avenida de Las Américas with Transversal 75
Neighborhood	Kennedy
Opened	2003

The intermediate station Banderas is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000.

Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Station Services 3.1 Main Line Service 3.2 Feeder routes 3.3 Inter-city service 4 External links 5 See also

[edit] Location

The station is located in southwestern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida de Las Américas with Transversal 75, near the Monumento a las Banderas (Monument to the Flags).

[edit] History

In 2003, the Las Américas line was extended from Américas Carrera 53 A to Transversal 86, including this station. Feeder routes were added at the beginning of 2004.

The station is named Banderas due to the nearby monument with the flags of the nations of the Americas.

[edit] Station Services

[edit] Main Line Service

Service as of April 29, 2006

Type	Northern Routes	Southern Routes	Frequency
Local	B1	F1	Every three minutes
Express Monday through Saturday All day	B14 C19 J23	F14 F19 F23	Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday Morning rush	B54		Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday Evening rush		F60 F61	Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday Off-peak	F70		Every two minutes
Express Sundays and holidays	C91	F91	Every 34 minutes

[edit] Feeder routes

The station has the following feeder routes:

• Route 8.1 Kennedy Central loop
• Route 8.2 Kennedy Hospital loop
• Route 8.3 Castilla loop
• Route 8.4 Corabastos loop
• Route 8.5 Biblioteca El Tintal loop

[edit] Inter-city service

This station does not have inter-city bus service.

[edit] External links

• TransMilenio

[edit] See also

• Bogotá
• TransMilenio
• List of TransMilenio Stations