Submitted by okamijishi, who says:

This is the official network map of Bogota’s Transmilenio, I wanted to know what do you think about it. I think this one is useless, we don’t use it a lot because it doesn’t show the routes.

Transit Maps says:

This is an interesting one. While the map is executed quite nicely with bold lines and clear labels, it is – as okamijishi says – almost entirely useless for actually navigating Bogota’s extensive BRT network. 

Leaving aside the fact that north is to the left, not the top, which is instantly disorienting, the main problem is that the map only shows zones (or corridors) within the system, with no indication of how routes interact with them. By my count, there are well over 100 different routes, which can travel over a combination of different zones on their journey. The C15, for example, uses four zones on its journey from Portal del Tunal in Zone H to Portal de Suba in Zone C… but it doesn’t stop at every station on the way, as it’s an express service. At least the letter in the route numbers seem to match the destination zone!

There are lots of tools on the SITP website to help riders find the right route – including a 13-page “cheat sheet” PDF of routes that riders can print out and put in their pocket for reference (no, seriously!) – but it all seems insanely complicated and arcane to me. And this map certainly isn’t going to help on its own. Looks great, not much help. 1 star despite the nice design sensibility.

Source: Official Transmilenio website