The transfer station Ricaurte is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.
Location The station is located near downtown Bogotá, specifically at the intersection of Calle 13 with Carrera 27, right before the Carrera 30 bridge.
History The station was opened in 2003 during the opening of the Américas-Calle 13 line. At the end of that same year, one side of the station was closed for the construction of a tunnel connection to the median of Avenida NQS. That portion was opened in 2005.
The station has three entrances: at the traffic light on Avenida Calle 13 with Carrera 27, by the pedestrian bridge located on Avenida NQS with Calle 10, and through the building on the plaza located at the intersection of NQS with Calle 13.
The station is named Ricaurte due to the proximity of the neighborhood with the same name.
It is one of the two stations in the entire system that is part of more than one zone: zones Américas and NQS Central.
Station Services
Old trunk services + Services rendered until April 29, 2006 Kind Routes Frequency Current Every 3 minutes on average Express Every 2 minutes on average Express Dominical Every 3 or 4 minutes on average
Main line service + Service as of April 29, 2006 Type Routes to the North Routes to the East Routes to the South Routes to the WestAvenida NQS wagons Local Express Every Day All day Express Monday to Saturday All day Express Monday to Friday All day Express Saturday from 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Avenida Calle 13 wagons Local Express Every Day All day Express Monday to Saturday All day
See also
Bogotá TransMilenio List of TransMilenio Stations