Pepe Sierra (TransMilenio)

The simple station Pepe Sierra is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000.

Pepe Sierra
General information
Location	Usaquén and Suba (Bogotá) Colombia
History
Opened	2001
Services
Preceding station TransMilenio Following station Calle 127 towards Terminal Calle 106 towards Héroes

Location

The station is located in northern Bogotá, specifically on Autopista Norte with Calle 115.

It serves the Alhambra, Malibú and San Patricio neighborhoods, as well as the commercial and financial area of Calle 116.

History

After the opening of the Portal de Usme in early 2001, the Autopista Norte line was opened. This station was added as a northerly expansion of that line, which was completed with the opening of the Portal del Norte later that year.

The station is named Pepe Sierra due to its proximity to Calle 116, known as Avenida Pepe Sierra named after businessman José María Sierra.

End June 2003, an explosive went off on a bus arriving at this station. 70 passengers were able to get off before the articulated bus burned.

Station services

Old trunk services

Services rendered until April 29, 2006

Kind	Routes	Frequency
Current		Every 3 minutes on average
Express		Every 2 minutes on average

Main line service

Service as of April 29, 2006

Type	Northwards	Southwards	Frequency
Local	8	8	Every three minutes
Express Monday through Saturday All day	B10 B11 B18 B72	D10 G11 L18 H61	Every two minutes
Express Monday through Friday All day	B16	K16	Every two minutes
Express Monday through Friday Morning rush		H51	Every two minutes
Express Monday through Friday Mixed service, rush and non-rush	B28	F28	Every two minutes
Express Sunday and holidays	B93	H93	Every 3–4 minutes

Feeder routes

This station does not have connections to feeder routes.

Inter-city service

This station does not have inter-city service.

See also

• Bogotá
• TransMilenio
• List of TransMilenio Stations

External links

• TransMilenio