Plaza de la Democracia (TransMilenio)
Plaza de la Democracia | ||||
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Location | Av.Calle 26 with Av.Carrera 30 | |||
Neighborhood | Teusaquillo | |||
Opened | September 29, 2012 | |||
The "Plaza de la Democracia" (Simple Democracy Square) is part of the mass transit system of TransMilenio, inaugurated in 2000.
Location
It is located on the Avenue El Dorado between the 37th and the Avenida NQS. It is accessed through a pedestrian bridge located on NQS Avenue.
Serves the demand of the neighborhoods the Soledad, the Americas, Great America and its surroundings.
Nearby are the District Administrative Center (CAD), SupeCADE CAD and the Bogota Council.
Etymology
The station receives its name from the new Plaza de la Democracia, located to the east of the station. The Plaza is located on the depressed one that passes 26th Street under the Avenue of the Americas. Before the year 2010, Calle 26 passed on a bridge that was demolished to give way to the Plaza and the depressed.
In this area of public space is located the monument Ala Solar of the Venezuelan Alejandro Otero.
Story
This station is part of Phase III of TransMilenio, which began to be built in late 2009 and, after several delays related to corruption cases, was delivered in mid-2012.
Current Trunk Services
Type | Northern Route | Southern Routes | Western Routes | Eastern Route | Frequency | |||
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All days |
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1 | Every FIVE minutes | ||||
Express Monday through Saturday All day |
B23 | H54 |
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Every two minutes |
Dual services
Kind | Routes to the North | Routes to the South |
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Dual Monday to Sunday all day | M86 | K86 |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.transmilenio.gov.co/transmihome/Nuevo%20Servicio%20FaseIII%20(volante)22x14.jpg Nuevos servicios Fase III: Web oficial de TransMilenio. Retrieved June 30, 2012. (in Spanish)
External links
- TransMilenio
- www.surumbo.com Official TransMilenio interactive mapping system