Portal del Sur is one of the terminus stations of the

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mass-transit system of

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, which opened in the year 2000.

Location

The Portal del Sur is located in the south of the city, more specifically on

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where it meets the cemetery ''Jardines del Apogeo'' (carrera 72D).

History

The inauguration of the head station was made on April 15, 2006, although public space works and some mixed lanes continued until June of the same year. The portal has a cycling service for users. Beginning in September 2013, "TuLlave" travel cards work in the Portal del Sur, after months of discussions on how to start integrating the cards used in all phases of TransMilenio.

Station services

Old trunk services

Main line service

Feeder Routes

The station receives the following feeder routes: * Avenida Bosa loop * Bosa Centro loop * Albán Carbonell loop * Bosa Laureles loop * Terminal Sur loop * Perdomo loop * Olarte - Timiza loop

Special Services

The following special route also works: * to the Cazucá neighborhood.

Circular Routes

Currently, the following SITP circular routes are entered at the Portal del Sur: * to the Tres Esquinas neighborhood. * Urban Porciuncula, from Bosa San José (from 4:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.). * Bogotá - San Mateo

Inter-city service

At the completion of construction, there are plans for inter-city service from the surrounding municipalities of

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and

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. The station has capacity for 13 inter-city buses at the same time, plus additional space for feeder routes.

External links

TransMilenio