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TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system that serves Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, as well as Soacha, a neighbouring city. The system opened to the public in December 2000. As of 2024, 12 corridors containing 99 bus routes totalling run throughout the city. It is part of the city's Integrated Public Transport System (; SITP), along with the urban, complimentary, and special bus services operating on neighbourhood and main streets.

Key facts

Public transit.line_number
Phase I 20px|Caracas Caracas 20px|Autonorte Autonorte 20px|Calle 80 Calle 80 20px|Caracas Sur Caracas Sur 20px|Eje Ambiental Eje Ambiental Phase II 20px|Suba Suba 20px|NQS Central NQS Central 20px|Américas Américas 20px|NQS Sur NQS Sur Phase III 20px|Calle 26 Calle 26 20px|Carrera Décima Carrera Décima 20px|Carrera Séptima Carrera Séptima
Public transit.annual_ridership
578 million (2025)
Public transit.website
transmilenio.gov.co
Public transit.character
At-grade street running
Public transit.vehicles
1319 bi-articulated, 610 articulated and 948 feeder buses
Public transit.imagesize
150px
Public transit.name
TransMilenio
Public transit.image
TransMilenio S. A. Bogotá logo.svg
Public transit.image2
Bogotá - Bus de Transmilenio.JPG
Public transit.caption
TransMilenio logo
Public transit.locale
Metropolitan Area of Bogotá
Public transit.system_length
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Public transit.corridors
12 -->
Public transit.stations
143
Public transit.ridership
2.01 million (weekday 2024)
Public transit.map
300px
Public transit.alt
Transmilenio logo
Public transit.owner
Cities of Bogotá and Soacha

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Background
  • Construction and opening
  • Infrastructure
  • Vehicles
  • Stations
  • Services
  • Fares and tickets
  • Costs, ridership, and impact
  • Controversies
  • User strikes
  • Overcrowding
  • Construction
  • Air pollution
  • Sexual assaults
  • Broken buses
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system that serves Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, as well as Soacha, a neighbouring city. The system opened to the public in December 2000. As of 2024, 12 corridors containing 99 bus routes totalling run throughout the city. It is part of the city's Integrated Public Transport System (; SITP), along with the urban, complimentary, and special bus services operating on neighbourhood and main streets.

thumb|Calle 100 (TransMilenio)|Calle 100 station

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “TransMilenio” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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