General Santander (TransMilenio)
{{infobox station
|name=General Santander
|style=TransMilenio
|image=
|address=
|borough=Antonio Nariño (Bogotá)
|country=Colombia
|opened=2005
|services={{Adjacent stations|system1=TransMilenio |line1=G|left1=NQS Calle 38 A Sur|right1=Alquería}}
}}
File:TM estacion General Santander.jpg
The intermediate station General Santander is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.
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 Santander.
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.
= Old trunk services =
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;"
|+ Services rendered until April 29, 2006 ! Kind !! Routes !! Frequency | ||
| Current | File:C05.png | Every 3 minutes on average |
| Express | File:E130.png File:E150.png | Every 2 minutes on average |
=Main line service=
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;"
|+ Service as of July 23, 2012 | ||||
| Type | Routes to the North | Routes to the East | Routes to the South | Routes to the West |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | {{transmilenio|RF|4|Héroes 4 Service}} | {{transmilenio|RF|4|Portal del Sur 4 Service}} | ||
| Express Every Day All day | {{transmilenio|B|B12|Portal del Norte B12 Express}} {{transmilenio|D|D22|Portal 80 D22 Express}} | {{transmilenio|G|G12|Portal del Sur G12 Express}} {{transmilenio|G|G22|Portal del Sur G22 Express}} {{transmilenio|G|G43|San Mateo G43 Service}} | {{transmilenio|K|K43|Portal Eldorado K43 Service}} | |
| Express Monday to Friday All day | {{transmilenio|C|C30|Portal Suba C30 Express}} | {{transmilenio|C|C30|Portal Suba C30 Express}} | ||
| Express Monday to Friday Morning rush hour | {{transmilenio|A|A52|Flores A52 Express}} | |||
| Express Monday to Friday Afternoon rush hour | {{transmilenio|G|G52|Portal del Sur G52 Express}} | |||
| Express Saturday from 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | {{transmilenio|C|C30|Portal Suba C30 Express}} | {{transmilenio|C|C30|Portal Suba C30 Express}} |
=Feeder routes=
The station has connections to the following feeder route:
- {{SITP service|feeder|12.1}}Fátima loop
=Inter-city service=
This station does not have inter-city service.
External links
- [http://www.transmilenio.gov.co/ TransMilenio]
- {{in lang|es}} [http://eltiempo.terra.com.co/bogo/2006-04-13/ARTICULO-WEB-_NOTA_INTERIOR-2839179.html Opening of the line from eltiempo.com]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- {{in lang|es}} [http://eltiempo.terra.com.co/bogo/2006-04-17/ARTICULO-WEB-_NOTA_INTERIOR-2842617.html Problemas en la inauguración de la troncal Autopista Sur en eltiempo.com]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}