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TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system that serves Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, and Soacha, a neighbouring city.The system opened to the public in December 2000.
System map with stations. This is a complete list of 147 stations of the TransMilenio (143 at Bogotá and 4 at Soacha), Colombia. The stations are distributed according to the zones implemented April 29, 2006.
During the 2007 campaign for the election of mayor of the city, the candidate Samuel Moreno Rojas had as a campaign proposal, in addition to the construction of phase III of TransMilenio and the Bogotá Metro, the implementation of an ambitious project whose mission was to order and integrate the traditional public transport system with TransMilenio.
Bogotá's BRT consists of bus and minibus services managed by both private- and public-sector enterprises. Since 1995, Medellín has had a modern urban railway, the Metro de Medellín, utilizing two train lines with 27 stations. The Metro also connects with the cities of Itagüí, Envigado, and Bello.
The first element of its BRT system was dedicated bus lanes through the city centre, with platformed stops. The introduction of exclusive separate busways (termed 'Transitway') occurred in 1983. By 1996, all of the originally envisioned 31 km Transitway system was in operation; further expansions were opened in 2009, 2011, and 2014.
Rush hour on the TransMilenio BRT system at Portal Norte, Bogotá, Colombia. A marshall tries to clear the offside lane while buses queue out of sight. Portal del Norte is located in northern Bogotá, specifically on Autopista Norte with Calle 175. It serves the La Uribe, Villa del Prado, Nueva Zelandia, and Northwest San Antonio neighborhoods.
Movistar Arena is a bus rapid transit station in Bogotá, Colombia. It is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá , Colombia , opened in the year 2005. Location
It services the neighborhoods of Álamos Norte, Luis Carlos Galán, and Bochicha. It also serves as a juncture for 10 feeder routes and inter-city connections. The station is located next to the large shopping center by the same name. Also in the area are a large park and Engativá Hospital.