Abad Santos
LRT-1 station
Abad Santos station is an elevated Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station situated on Line 1. The station serves Tondo and Santa Cruz, both in Manila, and is located 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 Line 1 trains headed to Baclaran and as the fifteenth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr..
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| Location | Rizal Avenue, Tondo, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines | ||||||
| Owned by | Department of Transportation Light Rail Transit Authority |
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| Operated by | Light Rail Manila Corporation | ||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||
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| Station code | AS | ||||||
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| Opened | May 12, 1985 | ||||||
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Abad Santos station serves as the sixth station for Line 1 trains headed to Baclaran and as the fifteenth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr..
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.
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Baclaran
EDSA Libertad Gil Puyat Vito Cruz Quirino Pedro Gil United Nations Central Carriedo |
Doroteo Jose
Bambang Tayuman Blumentritt Abad Santos R. Papa 5th Avenue Monumento Balintawak Fernando Poe Jr. |
| Under construction | |
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Redemptorist
MIA Asia World Ninoy Aquino |
Dr. Santos
Las Piñas Zapote Niog |
| North Triangle | |