Ricaurte (TransMilenio)
The transfer station Ricaurte is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.
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| Location | Troncal Calle 13 between Carreras 27 and 29 and Avenida NQS between Calles 9 and 12. | ||||||||||||
| Neighborhood | Los Mártires | ||||||||||||
| Opened | Calle 13 August 2003 and NQS July 1, 2005 | ||||||||||||
Location
The station is located near downtown Bogotá, specifically at the intersection of Calle 13 with Carrera 27, right before the Carrera 30 bridge.
History
The station was opened in 2003 during the opening of the Américas-Calle 13 line. At the end of that same year, one side of the station was closed for the construction of a tunnel connection to the median of Avenida NQS. That portion was opened in 2005
The station has three entrances: at the traffic light on Avenida Calle 13 with Carrera 27, by the pedestrian bridge located on Avenida NQS with Calle 10, and through the building on the plaza located at the intersection of NQS with Calle 13.
The station is named Ricaurte due to the proximity of the neighborhood with the same name.
It is one of the two stations in the entire system that is part of more than one zone: zones 
Station Services
Old trunk services
Services rendered until April 29, 2006
| 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 | South or West Routes | Frequency | ||||||||||||
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| Local |
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Every three minutes | ||||||||||||
| Express Monday through Sunday All day |
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Every two minutes | ||||||||||||
| Express Monday through Saturday All day |
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Every two minutes | ||||||||||||
| Express Monday through Saturday Mixed service, rush and non-rush |
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Every two minutes | ||||||||||||
| Express Saturday 5:00 a.m through 3:00 p.m |
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Every two minutes | ||||||||||||
| Express Sundays and holidays |
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Every 3-4 minutes |
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ricaurte (estación). |
- Bogotá
- TransMilenio
- List of TransMilenio Stations