Molinos (TransMilenio)
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with Carrera 9 and Calle 51 sur
Tunjuelito and Rafael Uribe Uribe neighborhood
Molinos | |||||||||||
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| Location | Avenida Caracas with Carrera 9 and Calle 51 sur Tunjuelito and Rafael Uribe Uribe neighborhood | ||||||||||
| Line | Caracas Sur - Usme | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | June 23, 2001 | ||||||||||
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The intermediate station Molinos is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.
The station is located in southern Bogotá, specifically on Avenida Caracas with Carrera 9 and Calle 51 sur.
It serves the Molinos del Sur and Molinos de la Caracas. With feeder service, it also serves the La Picota and Diana Turbay 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.
The station is named Molinos due to its proximity to the Molinos del Sur and Molinos de la Caracas neighborhoods.
On January 17, 2015, the south car was closed for remodeling and maintenance work, which was reopened on February 21.[1]
During the 2019 Colombian protests, the station suffered several attacks that considerably affected the glass doors and other infrastructure of the station, which is why it was not operational for several days after what happened.[2]
Due to the expansion works of the Caracas south trunk line, which go from this sector to the Portal de Usme, the station and the pedestrian bridge were relocated and rebuilt a few meters to the west,[3] clearing a section that is part of the new roadway in the south-north direction.[4] With the dismantling of the bridge from January 12, 2023,[5] the partial closure of the station on May 29,[6] and its total closure on December 26 of the same year.[7] The opening of the new station was on January 30, 2024,[8] and the opening of the new pedestrian bridge in August of the same year.[9] A new feeder platform was also built that replaced the previous one, with a larger size and space for a cycle parking,[10] which came into operation on July 1, 2023.[11]
