Fucha (TransMilenio)

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

Fucha
General information
Location	Avenida Caracas with Calles 17 sur and 18A sur Antonio Nariño
Line(s)	Caracas Sur
Platforms	2
History
Opened	April 8, 2001
Services
Preceding station TransMilenio Following station Nariño towards Tercer Milenio Restrepo towards Portal de Usme or Portal del Tunal

Etymology

The station is named Fucha due to its proximity to the channel of the Fucha River, which runs along Calle 13 Sur. Fucha means "her" or "female" in Muysccubun, the language of the indigenous Muisca who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest.

Location

The station is located in southern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida Caracas, with Calles 17 and 18A sur.

It serves the Ciudad Jardín and Restrepo neighborhoods.

History

At the beginning of 2001, the second phase of the Caracas line of the system was opened from Tercer Milenio to the intermediate station Calle 40 Sur. A few months later, service was extended south to Portal de Usme.

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
Express Dominical		Every 3 or 4 minutes on average

Current Trunk Services

Service as of April 29, 2006

Type	Northern Routes	Southern Routes
All days	3	3
Express Monday through Saturday All day	D21 B72	H21 H72
Express Monday through Friday Mixed Service, rush and non-rush		H73

Feeder routes

This station does not have connections to feeder routes.

Inter-city service

This station does not have any inter-city service.

See also

• Bogotá
• TransMilenio
• List of TransMilenio Stations