Universidades (TransMilenio)

Universidades
General information
Location	Carrera 3 with Calles 18 and 19 Santa Fe, Bogotá Colombia
Line(s)	Caracas Sur
Platforms	2
History
Opened	April 27, 2013
Services
Preceding station TransMilenio Following station Terminus Centro Memoria towards Avenida Jiménez

Universidades is a station on the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia.

Location

The station is located in the sector of the historical center of the city, more specifically on the race 3 between the City of Lima and the 22nd street. It is accessed in two ways: through a traffic light crossing located The street 22 and by means of a tunnel that connects it with the station of the Waters.

It serves the neighborhoods The Waters, Las Vegas and Las Nieves. Also it is used by students of the different university institutions located in that zone.

It also offers proximity to the hill of Monserrate, the historical center of La Candelaria, among others.

Toponymy

The station gets its name given the proximity of several universities and educational institutions in the area of the station. Among them they are the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, the Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), Universidad de la Salle, Universidad de La Paz, Universidad del Rosario, Universidad de La Plata, and University of America, among others, Others.

History

This station is part of Phase III of TransMilenio, which began to be built at the end of 2009 and, after several delays related to cases of corruption and the passage obstructed by the 26th Street due to the paralyzed work of the park Bicentennial, Was delivered on April 27, 2013.

Station services

Services rendered since April 29, 2006

Kind	Routes to the West	Routes to the North
Local	1 6
Expresses Monday to Saturday all day	D70
Expresses Monday to Saturday Evening peak hour		C73
Ending routes
Local	1 6
Expresses Monday to Saturday all day	J24
Expresses Monday to Saturday morning rush hour	J73
Express Sundays and holidays	J95

Complementary services

The following complementary route also works:

• 18.3 Circular Germania - Carrera Séptima - Tibabitá (Usaquén)

Inter-city service

This station does not have inter-city service.

See also

• List of TransMilenio Stations