Avenida 39 (TransMilenio)
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between Avenida 39 and Calle 37.
Santa Fé and Teusaquillo
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| Location | Avenida Caracas between Avenida 39 and Calle 37. Santa Fé and Teusaquillo | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Caracas | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 17, 2017 | ||||||||||
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The simple-station Avenida 39 is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.
The station is located north of downtown Bogotá, specifically on Avenida Caracas between Calles 39 and 37.
History
In 2000, phase one of the TransMilenio system was opened between Portal de la 80 and Tercer Milenio, including this station.
The station is named Avenida 39 due to its proximity to that arterial route.
The service also covers the demand of the Universidad Javeriana and the passengers of the La Magdalena, Teusaquillo, Sucre, Sagrado Corazón, and Parque Nacional neighborhoods.
On March 9, 2012, protests lodged by mostly young children in groups of up to 200, blocked in several times and up to 3 hours in the trunk stations Caracas. The protests left destroyed and sacked this season of the system.
