The station was opened in 2003 after completion of the Calle 13 portion of the Américas line, from De La Sabana to Puente Aranda.
On February 4, 2011, following a review by the DIAN in the premises of San Andresito of Cr 38, sector traders began a violent protest in which the station was stoned Zona Industrial next to a bus system, causing damage worth 100 million pesos.