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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. As of 2024, 12 lines totalling 114.4 km (71 mi) run throughout the city. [1] It is part of the city's Integrated Public Transport System (Sistema Integrado de ...
At-grade. Number of vehicles. 2,364 BRT, 948 feeder, 6,881 zonal (2021) [1] The Integrated Public Transport System (Spanish: Sistema Integrado de Transporte Público (SITP)) is the public transport system in Bogotá, the capital and largest city of Colombia. It integrates bus rapid transit (BRT), bus and gondola lift services in the ...
Railways. Railroads of Colombia. Colombia has 3,034 kilometers (1,885 mi) of rail lines, 150 kilometers (93 mi) of which are 1,435 mm (4 ft in) gauge and 3,154 kilometers (1,960 mi) of which are 914 mm (3 ft) gauge. However, only 2,611 kilometers (1,622 mi) of lines are still in use. Rail transport in Colombia remains underdeveloped.
The Ministry of Transport was created in 1905 during the presidency of Rafael Reyes under the name of Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte or Ministry of Public Works and Transport with the main function of taking care of national assets issues, including mines, oil (fuel), patents and trade marks, railways, roads, bridges, national buildings and land not privately owned.
Barranquilla (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [baraŋˈkiʝa] ⓘ) is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia.It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port [5] in the Caribbean coast region; as of 2018, it had a population of 1,206,319 [6] [2] making it Colombia's fourth-most populous city after Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali.
Bogotá, Capital of Colombia. Medellín. Cali. Barranquilla. Cartagena. Cúcuta. Santa Marta. This article lists cities and towns in Colombia by population, according to the 2005 census. A city is displayed in bold if it is a capital city of a department.
Technical. System length. 14.62 km (9.08 mi) Average speed. 18 km/h (11 mph) Metrocable is a gondola lift system implemented by the City Council of Medellín, Colombia, with the purpose of providing a transportation service that complements the Medellín Metro. It was designed to reach some of the city's informal settlements on the steep hills ...
Website. Official website (in Spanish) Bucaramanga (Spanish pronunciation: [bukaɾaˈmaŋɡa]) is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and is the ninth most populous city in the country, with a population of 613,400 ...