Buendia station (MRT)

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Buendia 3
Location	Epifanio de los Santos Avenue cor. Gil Puyat Avenue, Urdaneta & Forbes Park Makati, Metro Manila Philippines
Owned by	Metro Rail Transit Corporation
Operated by	Department of Transportation
Line(s)	Line 3
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2, 2 switch tracks
Connections	E  Buendia Jeepneys, buses, taxis, eSakay
Construction
Structure type	Concourse Level (Elevated) Platform Level (Underground)
Disabled access	Concourse: All entrances Platforms: All platforms
Other information
Station code	BU
History
Opened	December 15, 1999
Services
Preceding station Manila MRT Following station Guadalupe towards North Avenue Line 3 Ayala towards Taft Avenue
Location
Buendia Location within Metro Manila

Buendia station is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. Buendia station is one of the two underground stations that can be found on the line, the other being the Ayala station. The station lies near the EDSA–Kalayaan Flyover and Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) in Makati.

It is the tenth station for trains headed to Taft Avenue and the fourth station for trains headed to North Avenue. It is the second to the last station south of Pasig River and is also the last underground station in the line before the line goes above ground at Guadalupe station.

Nearby landmarks[]

The station serves the Makati Central Business District and is the nearest station to the Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines), Department of Energy (Philippines), and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority offices; as well as the headquarters of major banks like Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, Development Bank of the Philippines, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation and Banco de Oro. Several Business process outsourcing (BPO) buildings line the avenue right outside the station including those of SM Cyberzone. The famous Makati Avenue and Jupiter Street entertainment districts as well as Century Properties can also be accessed from this station via taxi or jeepneys.

Transportation links[]

The station has jeepneys, buses, and taxicabs outside the station. Jeepneys that leave from the station head along Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) for western Makati, the Central Business District, and Pasay. eSakay, an electric jeepney, also plies the station and is bound for Circuit Makati and Mandaluyong City Hall.^[1]

Operating Schedule[]

Express Train Service[]

Note: This service was discontinued in 2014.

See also[]

• List of rail transit stations in Metro Manila
• Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3

References[]

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Coordinates: 14°33′15.13″N 121°02′02.74″E / 14.5542028°N 121.0340944°E / 14.5542028; 121.0340944