Molinos (TransMilenio)

Bus station in Bogota, Colombia

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Molinos

General information
Location| Avenida Caracas
with Carrera 9 and Calle 51 sur
Tunjuelito and Rafael Uribe Uribe neighborhood
Line(s)| Caracas Sur - Usme
Platforms| 2
History
Opened| June 23, 2001
Services
| Preceding station  | TransMilenio | Following station

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Consuelo

towards Tercer Milenio

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towards Portal de Usme or Portal del Tunal

Location

The intermediate station Molinos is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.

## Location

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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

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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]

## Station Services

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### Old trunk services

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Services rendered until April 29, 2006  Kind | Routes | Frequency

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Current |  | Every 3 minutes on average
Express |  | Every 2 minutes on average
Express Dominical |  | Every 3 or 4 minutes on average

### Current Trunk Services

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Service as of April 29, 2006  Type | Northern Routes | Southern Routes

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All days  |  | 3

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Express Every day
All day  |  | B75

| H75

Express Monday through Saturday
All day  |  | K54 | D20 | B72 | C17

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| H54 | H20 | H17 | H72

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### Feeder routes

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The station connects with the following feeder routes:

* 4.1 Bochica loop
* 4.2 Diana Turbay loop
* 4.3 Molinos loop

### Inter-city service

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This station does not have inter-city service.

## See also

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* Bogotá
* TransMilenio
* List of TransMilenio Stations

## References

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1. ^ "Temporary closure: Molinos station". TransMilenio. January 16, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
2. ^ "These are the TransMilenio stations that will not operate this Monday 25N". Canal Capital. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
3. ^ "Transmilenio Bridge of the Molinos Station will be dismantled". connection capital. January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
4. ^ "Expansion of Caracas Avenue south of Bogotá will be ready in a year". El Espectador. February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
5. ^ "Road closure in the south of Bogotá will be extended for four months". Infobae. February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
6. ^ "Due to works, the closure of the western side of the Molinos station begins on May 29". bogotá.gov. May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
7. ^ "Recalculate your route: Biblioteca Tintal and Molinos TransMilenio stations will close temporarily". web+. December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
8. ^ "Molinos Station reopens its doors benefiting more than 14 thousand users". TransMilenio. January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
9. ^ "District delivered new pedestrian bridge at Molinos station". bogotá.gov. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
10. ^ "Molinos Station presents transfers of stops on some feeder routes". TransMilenio. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
11. ^ "Inhabitants of Molinos, the ordeal is over: Transmilenio gave them good news". alertabogota. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.