The Portal 20 de Julio It is one of the terminal or head stations that are part of the TransMilenio mass transit system in Bogotá, inaugurated in 2000. It is located in the San Cristóbal, in the southeast of the city, on Carrera 5A between Calle 30A Sur and Calle 32 Sur. It has easy pedestrian access on Calle 31 Sur.
Location It is located in the southeast of the city. It serves the neighborhoods of Suramérica, Veinte de Julio, San Isidro, Villa de los Alpes I, Bello Horizonte, and their surrounding areas. Nearby are Serafina Park, the Suramérica and Florentino González schools, the Divino Niño Parish, and the SuperCADE 20 de Julio.
Origin of the name The Portal 20 de Julio gets its name from being the head station of the Line L (Carrera Décima) of TransMilenio, and of the Veinte de Julio neighborhood.
History This station is part of Phase III of TransMilenio, which began construction in late 2009 and was put into service along with the Carrera Décima trunk line in September 2012.
It was developed on a site that formerly housed the Moore pipe factory.
The station has two platforms for the system's buses, an access building, an administrative building, and a fairground consisting of a basement, two floors, and a plaza. In addition, a bus depot with capacity for 56 articulated buses and 126 bi-articulated buses was built, along with a bicycle parking facility with space for 256 bicycles.
In October 2023, construction began on the TransMiCable, whose central station will be located within the Portal 20 de Julio. It will feature a new platform to allow connection between the TransMilenio system and the cable car line.
Station services
Main services + Services provided since June 30, 2012 Type Routes to the West Routes to the North Easy route Express services every dayall day Express services Monday to Saturdayall day Routes that end the journey Easy route Express services every dayall day Express services Monday to Saturdayall day
TransMiCable +TypeLineLengthTerminalsNumber of stationsType of stationFleetCable Car(Under construction)2,80 km20 de Julio - Altamira31 at ground level and 2 elevated144 cabins
Dual services + Services provided since June 14, 2014 Type Routes to the North Routes to the South Dual every dayall day
Scheme South →Feeder arrivalFeeder PlatformBridge← NorthBridge← North← NorthArrival of trunk linesPlatform 1Platform 1Platform 1Arrival of trunk linesSouth →South →Carrera 5A
Feeder services On November 17, 2012, the feeder routes based at this portal began operating. circular route to the Juan Rey neighborhood. circular route to the Peninsula neighborhood. circular route to the Altamira neighborhood. circular to the Tihuaque neighborhood. circular route to the Villa del Cerro neighborhood. circular route to the Los Libertadores neighborhood. circular route to the Resurrección neighborhood. circulate to the San Isidro II neighborhood.
Urban services The following urban routes also operate in the same way SITP on the outer sides of the station, circulating on the mixed traffic lanes on Carrera 5A, with the possibility of transferring using the tarjeta TuLlave:
SITP bus stopsCódigoSectorDirecciónRutas048A13 Portal 20 de Julio KR 5 - CL 31 Sur
References
External links TransMilenio www.surumbo.com official interactive query system TransMilenio maps