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Thru Autonorte, Caracas, Jimenez, Cll. 80, etc.
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TransMilenio is a bus system that moves in a separate lane so it is fast, safe and very convenient. The buses are brand new and pollute a lot less. It runs for 38 kilometers and is planned to extend to the far away neighbourhoods in a few years. Then private cars will be expelled from the city completely at peak hours. The plan is due for 2015. TransMilenio system was built in less than two years and has come to carry about 800,000 commuters, running at an average of 26 kms per hour. The stops are on elevated platforms. Sometimes they are really packed, though, so be careful with your valuables.
For private cars there is a restricting system called 'pico y placa' which means they can not run their cars two days a week depending on the number of their plates.
Other means of transport in the city are bicycles having their own lanes, buses, busetas ( van-like buses), 'colectivos' (vans), and taxis.
Fares are about 0.70$
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 Bus on Avenida Jiménez by MalenaN
TransMilenio is running along the main avenues like Avenida Caracas, Carrera 30, Avenida de Las Americas, Avenida 81 and Avenida Jiménez. Leave a Comment
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 Transmilenio on Ave Jimenez. by morgr
The Transmilenio functions much in the same way as a subway or metro system would, except with buses. Transmilenio buses have their own lanes on the roads, and in some cases (Av Jimenez for eg.) the roads all to themselves. They utilise elevated stations, which function in the same way a subway station would. You pay as entering the station for a card (1,200pesos per journey) which you then pass through a turnstile machine to enter the station. You can purchase multiple journeys on a single card, thus avoiding the cues to pay. Once inside the station, you just need to know the number of the bus route (the route maps are very easy to understand), and once that bus pulls up to the station, hop in. You may need to transfer busses at some point, but this is a straitforward affair.
It is worth noting too, that the transmilenio buses are often super crowded, like a can of sardines so to speak. Also, I had heard that pickpocketing happens and to be careful. That being said, I rode the transmilenio twice a day every day (well, week days anyways) for 3 months, and never had any problems, other than the tight squeeze. Leave a Comment
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This is one of the worst mass transit systems I have seen - not in design but in execution. It consists of buses that run in their own traffic lanes separate from the rest of the traffic along Avenida Caracas and other major streets. There are several routes (shown by color lines on the maps on the stations) along which run buses of various numbers (their stops are shown by a circle above a station name on the map) - some are express and some not. Station names are not announced, but written on the glass doors on the platform.
The buses are really full of people, and the ride is incredibly uncomfortable. It will shake you like a sock inside a washing machine. One ride costs COP900. If you can afford it, take a taxi! Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Bogotá has a spiffy means of transportation called ‘Transmilenio‘.
There are stations with entrances and exits for the passengers, ticket booths to sell the tickets, and fixed routes on lanes that are free of other vehicles. It looks every way like a metro station, except they use buses and the buses sometimes have to stop for traffic at junctions or pedestrian crossings.
It looks modern and is quite a quick way of travelling, if you do not want to be caught in the Bogotá’s traffic jam. However, it is horrendously crowded all the time. It is always a huge squeeze trying to get in and get out.
There are many signs on the buses teaching people good manners while using the ‘Transmilenio’ system - “Do not inconvenience or disturb the fellow passengers”, “Please hold the hands of all children under the age of 7 and in the train, they should be kept seated”, “Do not travel with guns or other dangerous objects”… Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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