Baclaran LRT Station
Baclaran | |||||||||||
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| Manila Light Rail Transit System | |||||||||||
 Baclaran Terminal Station | |||||||||||
| Location |
Taft Avenue Extension cor. Park Avenue Pasay | ||||||||||
| Owned by |
Department of Transportation and Communications Light Rail Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | LRT Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2, 1 reserve | ||||||||||
| Connections |
LRT-1 Depot Baclaran Terminal Plaza | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Viaduct | ||||||||||
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| Station code | BA | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 1, 1984 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Baclaran LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT (LRT-1). The station is located on the last stretches of Taft Avenue in Pasay, right at the border with Baclaran, Parañaque, and, like all other stations on the LRT-1, Baclaran terminal is above-ground on viaduct. The terminal is named after the famous shopping district of the same name, which is located on the borders of the cites of Pasay and Parañaque.
Baclaran is one of the four LRT stations serving Pasay City, the others are Gil Puyat, Libertad and EDSA. It is the southern terminus of the LRT-1, where trains from Roosevelt terminate. The line's depot, where its trains are stored, maintained and cleaned, is located near the terminal.
The terminal is near one of the country's most famous landmarks, the Baclaran Shrine, home of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. It is also near to the numerous dry goods and flea markets (tiangges), selling everything from clothes and electronics to home decorations and traditional medicine.
Transportation links
Baclaran Terminal is a major transportation hub, with many buses and jeepneys terminating here. Buses coming from the terminal usually head to points south of Manila and the province of Cavite. Jeepneys that terminate here usually head to various destinations in Metro Manila (Las Piñas, Parañaque, and Muntinlupa to the south; Manila, Pasay, Quezon City, and Caloocan to the north), and the province of Cavite. Taxis also ply for hire near the station, with dedicated taxis available for passengers heading to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, which is only about two (2) kilometers from the station. Cycle rickshaws can also be used to navigate the interior streets of Baclaran from the station.
Future
The station is set to be the transfer point for the LRT-1 South Extension, also known as the LRT-6, which is currently at the bidding stage. When the extension is awarded after the rebidding due to the failure of the first bidding, the line is set to extend all the way to Bacoor in Cavite, with the first station south of Baclaran being Redemptorist.
Incidents
- A fire blazed at a shopping mall in Baclaran around 5 a.m. January 3, 2008. Windy weather fanned the flames and brought smoke to the Baclaran terminal up to the next station at EDSA Taft.[1]
Station layout
| L3 Platforms |
Platform A | ← LRT Line 1 towards Roosevelt → LRT Line 1 termination platform → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left, right | ||
| Platform A | ← LRT Line 1 towards Roosevelt | |
| Platform B | → LRT Line 1 termination platform → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| L2 | Concourse | Faregates, Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, Public Relations Office, Bridge to Baclaran Terminal Plaza and Baclaran LRT Shopping Mall |
| L1 | Street Level | Baclaran Terminal Plaza, Baclaran LRT Shopping Mall |
See also
References
Coordinates: 14°32′19.77″N 121°00′02.46″E / 14.5388250°N 121.0006833°E