Blumentritt station (LRT)

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Blumentritt
Location	Rizal Avenue cor. New Antipolo and Blumentritt Road Santa Cruz & Tondo, Manila Philippines
Owned by	Department of Transportation Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)	Line 1
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Blumentritt Buses, jeepneys, tricycles, and taxis
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	BL
History
Opened	May 12, 1985
Services
Preceding station Manila LRT Following station Abad Santos towards Roosevelt Line 1 Tayuman towards Baclaran
Out-of-system intercharge Preceding station   PNR   Following station Solis toward Governor Pascual North Shuttle España toward Bicutan Tutuban Terminus Metro South Commuter Laon Laan toward IRRI Bicol Express España toward Legazpi
Location
Blumentritt Location within Metro Manila

The Blumentritt station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1. Like all other Line 1 stations, Blumentritt station is above-ground. The station serves the districts of Tondo, Santa Cruz, and Sampaloc in Manila. The station itself is located near Blumentritt Road, which the station was named after. The street itself is named to honor Bohemian professor Ferdinand Blumentritt, one of José Rizal's closest associates and a sympathizer of the Propaganda Movement.

Blumentritt station serves as the seventh station for Line 1 trains headed to Baclaran, the fourteenth station for trains headed to Roosevelt, and is one of the five Line 1 stations serving Santa Cruz District, the others being Tayuman, Bambang, Doroteo Jose, and Carriedo.

It is the second-to last station on Rizal Avenue before the line shifts to Rizal Avenue Extension at Abad Santos station.

Blumentritt station is one of the blast locations where a bomb exploded in a train cab on December 30, 2000, as part of the Rizal Day bombings that caused 22 fatalities and around 100 injuries.^[1]

Transportation links[]

A Philippine National Railways (better known by its acronym, PNR) station exists just a short walk from the station, also known as Blumentritt station. Jeepneys and taxis that ply Rizal Avenue and nearby routes stop at Blumentritt station, where there is a nearby transportation terminal. Numerous tricycles could also be found near the station, servicing quick transportation from people disembarking from the station and from the jeepneys.

See also[]

• List of rail transit stations in Metro Manila
• Manila Light Rail Transit System

References[]

Coordinates: 14°37′22.05″N 120°58′58.57″E / 14.6227917°N 120.9829361°E / 14.6227917; 120.9829361