As of April 8, 2026, Bogota’s Metro Line 1 has officially reached over 75% completion and entered its final development phase. While previous milestones focused on the arrival of the first trains, the project is now shifting toward massive operational readiness and civic identity through the “Name Your Station” campaign.
Bogota Metro reaches 75% completion: identity and geography
To ensure seamless navigation and maintain historical continuity, the Bogota Metro Company (EMB) and the Mayor’s Office have confirmed the official names for 12 of the 16 stations. These designations rely on established landmarks and existing TransMilenio references to help commuters orient themselves within the new system. The confirmed list is as follows:
- Station 1: Gibraltar.
- Station 2: Portal Americas.
- Station 5: Hospital de Kennedy.
- Station 6: Avenida Boyaca.
- Station 8: Puente Aranda.
- Station 9: SENA.
- Station 11: Hospital HOMI.
- Station 12: Avenida Jimenez.
- Station 13: San Diego (Central).
- Station 14: Calle 45.
- Station 15: Calle 63.
- Station 16: Calle 72.
The identity of the remaining stations relies on citizen participation and technical planning. Through the “Name Your Station” campaign, residents can vote for Stations 3, 4, and 10. Users vote via “Chatico,” the city’s virtual assistant.
This democratic exercise remains open until April 30. For Station 3, options include Ciudad Kennedy, Agoberto Mejía, or Humedal La Vaca. Station 4 options are Timiza or Los Periodistas. Station 10 features Santa Isabel or La Fragüita. The winners will be officially announced during the first week of May.
Regarding Station 7, located at the intersection with Avenida 68, the administration has decided not to assign a permanent name yet. This station remains under a technical reserve as its final naming will be determined by future integration procedures with other planned transit lines in that corridor.
The longest elevated viaduct
Bogota is set to host a regional engineering landmark. The First Metro Line will become the longest single elevated line in Latin America. This record surpasses other major systems in the region:
- Bogota (Line 1): 23.9 km.
- Quito: 22 km.
- Panama: 21 km.
- São Paulo: 20.4 km.
- Santiago: 19.3 km.
- Mexico City: 18.8 km.
More than 12 kilometers of this structure are already fully completed connecting the Bosa workshop yard (Patio Taller) directly to the city center.
Rolling stock expansion and driverless technology
The fleet continues to expand significantly. The ninth train of the 30-unit fleet arrived at the Port of Cartagena on March 25, 2026, and is currently being transferred to the Bosa workshop yard. Additionally, the tenth convoy has already been offloaded in Cartagena, keeping the project on track to have all 30 trains in the country by October 2026.
Unlike older regional systems, Bogota’s metro operates with Grade of Automation 4 (GoA4). This 100% driverless technology allows for high-precision operations and energy efficiency through regenerative braking, recovering up to 35% of energy to power other trains via the third rail. Station 4 is currently being fitted with specialized systems for initial movement trials, scheduled to begin in June 2026.
Social impact and operation
The system is projected to benefit 2.92 million people across 78 neighborhoods. According to World Bank estimates, travel times on the Caracas Avenue corridor will drop from 93 minutes to just 29. With trains running at a headway (interval) of 90 seconds, the system aims to move over 1 million passengers daily starting in early 2028.