The Bogotá Transportation Terminal has arranged all the logistics to mobilize 205,000 passengers during the All Saints’ holiday long weekend, which begins on Friday, November 1 and ends on Monday, November 4. It is projected that these travelers will travel in 15,321 vehicles of the 90 transportation companies linked to the operation of the Terminal. of Transportation of Bogotá. The preferred destinations are Sogamoso, Girardot, Medellín, Cali, Ibagué, Villavicencio, Fusagasugá, Cúcuta, Bucaramanga and Neiva.
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Compared to the same season in 2023, this passenger mobilization represents an increase of 5%, taking into account that 195,962 users were registered for that period.
On this festive long weekend, the day with the highest passenger traffic is expected to be Saturday, November 2, with 64,000 travelers in 3,962 vehicles.
Salitre Terminal passenger projection
• 112,731 thousand travelers will travel from the Salitre Terminal.
• The busiest day is expected to be Saturday, November 2, with 32,527 passengers.
North Terminal passenger projection
• 62,582 thousand travelers will travel from the North Terminal.
• The busiest day is expected to be Saturday, November 2, with 20,213 passengers.
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So far, the total closure of the road has not been confirmed, but rather it will be done intermittently.
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South Terminal passenger projection
• 30,447 thousand travelers will travel from the South Terminal.
• The busiest day is expected to be Saturday, November 2, with 11,508 passengers.
Recently, the Transport Terminal began the dissemination with transport companies of External Circular No 0557 of 2024 issued by the Ministry of Transport with measures aimed at preventing and eradicating the exploitation of minors in different modes of transport.
“As a Transportation Terminal, we implement a strategy in coordination with the Superintendency of Transportation and the Children and Adolescents Police to provide safe and protective spaces for children and adolescents where they can travel free of risk,” highlights Sebastián Velásquez Gallón, Manager of the Bogotá Transportation Terminal.
In the midst of the excitement for the end of the year, travelers are worried about delays in the dispatch of buses.
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Recommendations
1. Buy tickets in advance by entering the website terminaldetransporte.gov.co
2. Always take the bus within the Transportation Terminal facilities.
3. Verify with the transport companies the travel conditions for the transport of pets and/or oversized cargo.
4. Do not neglect minors.
5. Any anomaly or requirement, communicate to the Citizen/User Service line (+57) 601 4233600 from Sunday to Sunday between 06:00 am to 10:00 pm
PAULA GALEANO BALAGUERA
Portfolio Journalist
