Portal del Tunal (TransMilenio)

Portal del Tunal is a terminal station of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.

Portal del Tunal
General information
LocationAv.Calle 56A Sur con Av.Carrera 24
Tunjuelito and Ciudad Bolívar neighborhood
Line(s)Caracas Sur - Tunal
Platforms1
History
OpenedFebruary 16, 2002
Services
Preceding station TransMilenio Following station
Parque H Terminus

Location

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Portal del Tunal is located in southern Bogotá, in front of the Parque El Tunal, specifically at the intersection of Avenida Boyacá with Avenida Ciudad de Villavicencio.

History

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In 2002, one month after the opening of Portal del Norte, Portal del Tunal was opened as the fourth terminal station in the TransMilenio system.

Station services

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Old trunk services

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Services rendered until April 29, 2006
Kind Routes Frequency
Current   Every 3 minutes on average
Express       Every 2 minutes on average
Express Dominical   Every 3 or 4 minutes on average

Current Trunk Services

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Service as of April 29, 2006
Type Northern Routes
Express Every day
All day
C15
Express Monday through Saturday
All day
B13 D21
Express Monday through Saturday
Morning rush
B71
Express Monday through Friday
Mixed service, rush and non-rush
B27
Ending Routes
Express Every day
All day
H15
Express Monday through Saturday
all day
H13 H21
Express Monday through Friday
Peak hour
H27 H73

Feeder services

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The following feeder routes also work:

  • 6.1 circular to the Candelaria neighborhood
  • 6.2 circulate to San Francisco neighborhood
  • 6.3 circulate to the Sierra Morena neighborhood
  • 6.4 move to the neighborhood Paraíso
  • 6.5 circulate to El Tesoro neighborhood (Extension to Arabia in peak hours)
  • 6.6 circulate to the Juan José Rondón neighborhood (Peak hours)
  • 6.7 circulate to San Joaquin neighborhood
  • 6.8 circulate to Vista Hermosa neighborhood (Peak hours)
  • 6.9 circulate to the neighborhood Arborizadora Alta
  • 6.12 circulate to the Villa Gloria neighborhood

Special Services

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The following Special route also works, which is accessed by AV Boyacá:

  • 6.18 Circular to the Pasquilla Street

Making use of the feeder service 6-4 Paraíso, you can access the following special routes in the Illimaní Park:

  • 10.11 circulate to Bella Flor neighborhood
  • 10.12 circulate in the Quiba Path

See also

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