Abad Santos station

Coordinates: 14°37′50.31″N 120°58′53.03″E / 14.6306417°N 120.9813972°E / 14.6306417; 120.9813972
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Abad Santos
General information
LocationRizal Avenue, Tondo
Manila, Metro Manila,
Philippines
Coordinates14°37′50.22″N 120°58′53.09″E / 14.6306167°N 120.9814139°E / 14.6306167; 120.9814139
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)     Line 1
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeAS
History
OpenedMay 12, 1985; 38 years ago (1985-05-12)
Services
Preceding station LRTA_Logo
Manila LRT
Following station
R. Papa Line 1 Blumentritt
towards Baclaran
Location
Abad Santos is located in Manila
Abad Santos
Abad Santos
Location within Metro Manila

Abad Santos station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Manila.[1] The station serves Tondo and Santa Cruz, and is situated on Rizal Avenue. The station is named after the nearby Abad Santos Avenue, which in turn, is named after José Abad Santos, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines who was executed by the Japanese invading forces during World War II.

Abad Santos station serves as the sixth station for LRT-1 trains headed to Baclaran and as the fifteenth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr.

Transportation links[edit]

Like its neighbor R. Papa, commuters can take the many jeepneys or taxis to Abad Santos station. Buses and UV Express that ply Rizal Avenue also stop near the station. Tricycles are available outside the station.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Distance Between Stations". Light Rail Transit Authority. Retrieved 2024-02-01.

14°37′50.31″N 120°58′53.03″E / 14.6306417°N 120.9813972°E / 14.6306417; 120.9813972