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General Santander (TransMilenio)

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Opened
  
2005

Phone
  
+57 301 4477510

Location
  
Troncal NQS with Carrera 42

Neighborhood
  
Antonio Nariño, Puente Aranda and Rafael Uribe Uribe

Address
  
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia

Similar
  
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The intermediate station General Santander is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.

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Location

The station is located in southern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida NQS south of the Avenida Batallón Caldas bridge.

History

In October 2005, phase two of the TransMilenio opened from Calle 92 with Autopista Norte to General Santader.

The station receives its name due to the proximity of the police school located a few blocks away.

The station is the only one in the system located in three localities of Bogotá. The supports for the pedestrian bridge on the north side are located in Puente Aranda, while the supports for the southern bridge are located in Rafael Uribe Uribe. The transfer point for the feeder routes is located in Antonio Nariño.

Station Services

In 2006, began functioning as an intermediate station, serving both main-line buses and feeder routes.

Feeder routes

The station has connections to the following feeder route:

  • Route 12.1 Fátima loop
  • Route 12.2 Alqueria (soon)
  • Inter-city service

    This station does not have inter-city service.

    References

    General Santander (TransMilenio) Wikipedia