Hortúa (TransMilenio)

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Hortúa
Hospital ◄ ► Nariño
Location	Avenida Caracas with Calles 1ª and 2ª sur
Neighborhood	Antonio Nariño
Opened	2001

The simple station Hortúa is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, 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 See also

[edit] Location

The station is located in southern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida Caracas with Calles 1ª and 2ª sur.

It serves the Sevilla, San Antonio, and Policarpa Salavarrieta neighborhoods.

[edit] History

At the beginning of 2001, the second phase of the Caracas line of the system was opened from Tercer Milenio to the intermediate station Calle 40 Sur. A few months later, service was extended south to Portal de Usme.

The station is named Hortúa due to its proximity to the medical center of the same name.

[edit] Station Services

[edit] Main Line Service

Service as of April 29, 2006

Type	Northern Routes	Southern Routes	Frequency
Local	D3	H3	Every three minutes
Express Monday through Saturday All day	B13	H13	Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday Morning rush	C50 B53	H50	Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday Evening rush	D60		Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday Mixed service, rush and non-rush	C70		Every two 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.

[edit] See also

• Bogotá
• TransMilenio
• List of TransMilenio Stations