Portal del Norte (TransMilenio)

Portal del Norte is one of the terminus stations of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000.

Portal del Norte
General information
LocationUsaquén and Suba (Bogotá)
Colombia
History
OpenedFebruary 2, 2002
Services
Preceding station TransMilenio Following station
Calle 187
towards Terminal
B Toberín
towards Héroes

Location

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Rush hour on the TransMilenio BRT system at Portal Norte, Bogotá, Colombia. A marshall tries to clear the offside lane while buses queue out of sight.

Portal del Norte is located in northern Bogotá, specifically on Autopista Norte with Calle 175.

It serves the La Uribe, Villa del Prado, Nueva Zelandia, and Northwest San Antonio neighborhoods.

History

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In late 2001, after the opening of the Portal de Usme, the Portal del Norte was opened as the third terminus in the system.

Nearby there are Éxito and Home Center superstores, as well as a Colsubsidio and a small shopping center called Panama.

In mid-2005, its entire fleet of feeder buses made by Mercedes Benz and operated by Alnorte were renovated to be put into non-TransMilenio service. A new operator, Alnorte Fase 2 began service with new Volkswagen buses that bore the branding of Brazil's Busscar.

Station services

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Old trunk services

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Services rendered until April 29, 2006
Kind Routes Frequency
Current       Every 3 minutes on average
Express             Every 2 minutes on average
Super Express   Every 2 minutes on average
Express Dominical   Every 3 or 4 minutes on average

Main line service

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Services since April the 29th 2006
Type Northwards Southwards Frequency
Local
8
8
Every three minutes
Express Monday through Saturday
All day
B10 B12 B13 B14 B73
D10 G12 H13 F14 H74
Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday
Morning rush
B52 B71
Every two minutes
Express Monday through Friday
Morning rush
H51
Every two minutes
Express Saturday
Morning Rush
B28 B71
F28
Every two minutes
Express Monday through Saturday
Mixed service, rush and non-rush
J72
Every two minutes
Express Monday through Friday
Mixed service, rush and non-rush
B27 B28 B50
H27 F28 C61 H73
Every two minutes
Express Sunday and holidays
B90 B92 B93 B94
G90 H92 H93 D94
Every 3–4 minutes
Feeder/Inter-city Every five minutes

Feeding services

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The following feeder routes also work:

  • 2.1 to the Mirandela neighborhood
  • 2.2 circular to the sector of the Gardens
  • 2.3 to the San Antonio neighborhood
  • 2.4 to the El Codito neighborhood
  • 2.5 to the San Cristobal Norte neighborhood
  • 2.7 to the San José neighborhood
  • 2.8 Circular Eastern Express 170 (Peak morning time)
  • 2.10 circular to the neighborhood Verbenal
  • 2.11 to the Andalusia neighborhood (Monday to Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 A.m only operates at rush hour)

Inter-city services

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Portal del Norte also has inter-city services to Chia, Zipaquirá, Cajicá, Tabio, Tenjo, Gachancipá and Tocancipá.

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See also

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