Portal 20 de Julio (TransMilenio)

The Portal 20 de Julio is one of the terminal or head stations that are part of the mass transit system of Bogota, TransMilenio inaugurated in the year 2000. It is located in the southeast of the city, on Carrera 5A between 30A South and 32 South. It has a simple pedestrian access on Calle 31 Sur.

PORTAL 20 DE JULIO
LocationCarrera 5A with Calle 31 Sur
San Cristóbal
Line(s)Carrera Décima
Platforms1
History
OpenedSeptember 15, 2012
Services
Country Sur ← L → Terminal

Surroundings

The Portal receives for being the head station of the race line Tenth, and of the neighborhood where it is located. It is a cultural and religious landmark in the city of Bogota.

Serves the demand of the districts Suramérica, Veinte de Julio, San Isidro, Villa of the Alps I, Bello Horizonte and its surroundings. Nearby are the Serafina Park, the South American and Florentino Gonzalez schools, Santuario del Niño Jesús del Veinte de Julio and the SuperCADE 20 de Julio.

History

This station is part of the Transmilenio Phase III that began to be built at the end

It was developed at a site where the Moore pipe factory was operating.

The station has two platforms for the buses of the system, an access building, an administrative building and a fairground where the street vendors of the sector of 20 de Julio will be relocated, and which consists of a basement, two floors and a small square. In addition, a garage was built with 56 articulated buses and 126 bi-articulated buses and a Bicycle rack with capacity for 256 bicycles.

Station services

Main Services
Services rendered from September 15, 2012[1]
TypeRoutes to the WestRoutes to the North
Local 2
Express Monday to Saturday
All day		K10B18
Express Sundays and holidaysK97
Routes that finish in the station
Local 2
Expresos Monday to Saturday all dayL10 L18
Expresos Sundays and holidaysL97

Dual Service
Services rendered from September 15, 2012
TypeRoutes to the NorthRoutes to the South
Dual every day
All day		M82L82

Feeder Routes

On November 17, 2012 began the operation of feeder routes that are based on this portal:

  • 13.6 Juan Rey loop
  • 13.7 Península loop
  • 13.8 Altamira loop
  • 13.9 Tihuaque loop
  • 13.10 Villa del Cerro loop
  • 13.12 Los Libertadores loop
  • 13.13 Resurrección loop

References
  1. "New services Phase III". TransMilenio. November 29, 2012. Archived from the original on November 29, 2012.
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