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The First Line of Bogotá Metro reaches halfway mark in construction

By The City Paper Staff - March 9, 2025

Bogotá’s Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán announced that the First Line of the Bogotá Metro has reached 50% completion. The 23.9 km line, set to open in 2028, will transform urban mobility, easing congestion and modernizing the city’s public transport system. The first train will arrive in the Colombian capital in September.

Bogotá’s Metro unleashes latest feud between Petro and López

By The City Paper Staff - July 26, 2023

The future of the First Line of the Bogotá has again elevated political tensions between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Bogotá Mayor Claudia López. The latest feud threatens to pull government funding.

Bogotá hosts Sustainable Mobility Week, No Car Day included.

By Richard Emblin - January 31, 2023

During a week in which Bogotá is showcasing environmentally-friendly mobility and advance of the Metro’s first line, the national government is drafting legislation to ban ride-sharing Apps.

The first Bogotá Metro carriage arrived in the Colombia capital in 2022.

Bogotá faces uncertain future over Metro Line 1

By The City Paper Staff - January 24, 2023

Bogotá Mayor Claudia López faces a major political defeat next week from her close ally, President Petro, as he attempts to bury – literally – Line 1 of the Bogotá Metro.

Duque ends term with “gratitude” from Bogotá’s Claudia López

By The City Paper Staff - August 5, 2022

In one of his last official acts as President of Colombia, Iván Duque co-financed the construction of the Bogotá Metro’s Line 2 underground subway.

Bogotá: Mobility at the mercy of a political push and shove

By Richard Emblin - February 14, 2020

Mayor Claudia Lo?pez has put Bogota?’s mobility overhaul at the top of the district’s agenda during her first month in office, including expansion of TransMilenio.

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