Banderas (TransMilenio)
The intermediate station Banderas is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000.
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| Location | Avenida de Las Américas between Carreras 75 and 78H | |||
| Neighborhood | Kennedy | |||
| Opened | 2003 | |||
Location
The station is located in southwestern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida de Las Américas with Carrera 75 and 78H, near the Monumento a las Banderas (Monument to the Flags).
Origin of the name
The station receives its name from the Monument to the Flags, built in the year of 1948.
Story
In the year 2003 was inaugurated the Trunk of the Americas from the station Americas Carrera 53 A, to the station Transversal 86 (TransMilenio) This station, which did not yet have feeder services, which would begin operating at the beginning of 2004.
This station has a large cycloparqueadero, being also the first station of the system that counted on this service.
It is one of the most known stations of the system and due to its large size, it has Portal appearance. The design of the central part of the station was replicated in stations of other systems of massive transport like the Metrobús of Mexico City.
It has two pedestrian bridges, one through which access to the station and an internal one that allows passengers to pass from the central part of the station (in the center of the Avenue), to the covered side bays where the feeders . This design constitutes the new standard for the future intermediate stations of the system.
Station services
Old trunk services
| Kind | Routes | Frequency |
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| Current |  | Every 3 minutes on average |
| Express |     | Every 2 minutes on average |
| Express Dominical |  | Every 3 or 4 minutes on average |
Main line service
| Type | North or East Routes | Western Routes | Frequency | ||||||||
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| Local |
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Every three minutes | ||||||||
| Express Monday through Saturday All day |
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Every two minutes | ||||||||
| Express Monday through Saturday Morning rush |
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Every two minutes | |||||||||
| Express Monday through Saturday Evening rush |
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Every two minutes | |||||||||
| Express Monday through Friday Mixed service, rush and non-rush |
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Every two minutes | ||||||||
| Express Sundays and holidays |
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Every 3-4 minutes |
Feeding services
The following feeder routes also work:
South Platform (Kennedy Zone)
Route 8.1 Circulate to the Kennedy Central Sector.- Route 8.2 to the Kennedy Hospital sector.
- Route 8.4 circular to the sector of Corabastos.
- Route 8.6 to the Timiza neighborhood.
North Platform (Zona Tintal - Zona Franca)
- Route 8.3 circular to the Castilla neighborhood.
- Route 8.5 circular to the sector of the Biblioteca Tintal.
Inter-city service
This station does not have inter-city bus service.
