Abad Santos LRT Station
Abad Santos | |||||||||||
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| Manila Light Rail Transit System | |||||||||||
 Abad Santos Station | |||||||||||
| Location | Rizal Avenue cor. Abad Santos Avenue, Bgy. 208 Zone 019 Manuguit, Tondo, Manila | ||||||||||
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Department of Transportation and Communications Light Rail Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | LRT Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| 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 LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, Abad Santos station is above-ground. The station serves Tondo and Sta. Cruz both in Manila and is located on Rizal Avenue in Barangay Manuguit, Tondo. The station is named after Abad Santos Avenue, which in turn, is named after José Abad Santos, the country's Supreme Court Chief Justice during the Second World War.
Abad Santos station serves as the sixth station for LRT-1 trains headed for Baclaran and as the fifteenth station for trains headed to Roosevelt.
Nearby landmarks
The station is near the Manila Chinese Cemetery South Gate on Aurora Blvd and Felix Huertas St., as well as San Jose Manggagawa Church, Tondo.
Transportation links
Like its neighbor R. Papa, commuters can take the many jeepneys or taxis to Abad Santos station. Buses that ply the Taft Avenue route also stop near the station. Cycle rickshaws are available outside the station.
Station layout
| L2 Platforms |
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| Platform A | ← LRT Line 1 towards Roosevelt | |
| Platform B | → LRT Line 1 towards Baclaran → | |
| L2 | Concourse | Faregates, Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops |
| L1 | Street Level | |
See also
Coordinates: 14°37′50.31″N 120°58′53.03″E / 14.6306417°N 120.9813972°E