Gil Puyat

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Gil Puyat station, also colloquially known as Buendia station, is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Pasay City. It is situated above the intersection of Taft Avenue and Gil Puyat Avenue, where the station derived its name. The avenue itself is named after Gil Puyat, a former senator and statesman. The station was opened to the public on December 1, 1984, as part of LRT's inaugural southern section, known as the Taft Line.

Gil Puyat station is the 9th station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr., the 17th station for trains headed to Dr. Santos, and is one of the four Line 1 stations serving Pasay, the others are Libertad, EDSA and Baclaran.

The station is a major transfer point for passengers bound for the Makati Central Business District.

Gil Puyat

General information

Other names

Buendia

Location

Taft Avenue, San Isidro, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines

Coordinates

14°33'15"N 120°59'50"E

Owned by

Department of Transportation
Light Rail Transit Authority

Operated by

Light Rail Manila Corporation

Line(s)

LRT Line 1

Platforms

2 (2 side)

Tracks

Connections

None

Construction

Structure type

Elevated

Parking

Bicycle facilities

Accessible

Concourse: All entrances
Platforms: All platforms

Other information

Status

Operational

Station code

History

Opened

December 1, 1984

Services

Preceding station	Manila LRT	Following station
Libertad towards Dr. Santos	Line 1	Vito Cruz towards Fernando Poe Jr.

Track layout

Bus terminal for both city and provincial buses lie beside the station. Buses that ply the Buendia (Gil Puyat) route stop there, as well as buses to Batangas, Laguna, Quezon, and Marinduque. Buses that ply the Taft Avenue route also stop near the station.

Taxis, jeepneys, and tricycles also stop near the station, serving commuters that live farther away from the station.

A terminal for UV Express vans bound for SM City Fairview also lies beside the station's east entrance.

The station's west platform is directly linked to the JAC Liner Terminal and Taft Centrale Mall, respectively.

On November 6, 2017, a man's leg got stuck when a train door closed at the Gil Puyat station. The man was dragged at the platform when the train was moving, leaving the man with severe injuries. The man was then sent to a nearby hospital, where he was confined in an intensive care unit. According to a report, a number of trains, particularly the 1000 class trains, do not have sensors, that detects an object between doors.
On November 6, 2020, a 1000 class train car emitted smoke at Gil Puyat station at 2:00 PM due to a catenary fault. Passengers were evacuated, and the line implemented a provisional service from Balintawak to Central Terminal and vice versa. The situation normalized at 8:00 PM.
On September 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM, a 1200 class LRV experienced a technical fault at the Gil Puyat station, causing the 25 km/h speed restriction in the line. By 9:29 AM, the situation escalated into a full stop for safety protocol, temporarily halting all train movements and freezing passenger entry across all stations while engineering teams conducted emergency troubleshooting. Full line operations were safely restored at 10:37 AM after the faulty LRV was cleared from the tracks.

Operational
Dr. Santos Ninoy Aquino Asia World MIA Redemptorist 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
Las Piñas Zapote	Niog North Triangle