Tercer Milenio (TransMilenio)

Tercer Milenio
General information
Location	Avenida Caracas between calles 6 and 8. Santa Fe and Los Mártires
Line(s)	Caracas
Platforms	3
History
Opened	December 17, 2000
Services
Preceding station TransMilenio Following station Avenida Jiménez towards Calle 76 Terminus Terminus Hospital towards Portal de Usme or Portal del Tunal

The simple-station Tercer Milenio is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.

Location

The station is located in the center of the city, more specifically on Caracas Avenue between Avenida de los Comuneros and Diagonal 7 Bis.

It meets the demand of the neighborhoods La Estanzuela, Santa Inés, San Bernardo, Eduardo Santos and its surroundings.

In the vicinity are:

• The main headquarters of the Policía Metropolitana de Bogotá
• The Parque Tercer Milenio
• The Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses.

Etymology

The station receives its name from Parque Tercer Milenio, located on the eastern side. This park is recognized for being the largest park in the downtown area of Bogotá as well as for renovating an area previously depressed, known as El Cartucho.

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	Northern Routes	Southern Routes
Local	3 8	3 8
Express Every Day all day	K10 C15	L10 H15
Express Monday through Saturday all day	B13 B18	H13 L18

Feeder routes

This station does not have connections to feeder routes.

Inter-city service

This station does not have inter-city service.

See also

• Bogotá
• TransMilenio
• List of TransMilenio Stations

External links

• TransMilenio
• suRumbo.com