Doroteo Jose station

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Doroteo Jose
ManilaLine1Logo.svg
Line 1 Doroteo Jose Station Platform 1.jpg
LocationRizal Avenue cor. Doroteo Jose Street
Santa Cruz, Manila
Philippines
Owned byDepartment of Transportation – Light Rail Transit Authority
Operated byLight Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)     Line 1
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLrtalogo.svg Recto
Buses, jeepneys, and cycle rickshaws
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes (Manila Grand Opera Hotel & Casino, Amaia Skies Avenida)
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeDJ
History
OpenedMay 12, 1985 (1985-05-12)
Services
Preceding station Manila LRT Following station
Bambang
towards Roosevelt
 Line 1 Carriedo
towards Baclaran
Out-of-system intercharge
Preceding station Manila LRT Following station
Legarda
towards Antipolo
 Line 2
transfer at Recto
 Terminus
Location
Doroteo Jose is located in Manila
Doroteo Jose
Doroteo Jose
Location within Metro Manila

Doroteo Jose station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1. Like all other Line 1 stations, Doroteo Jose station is above-ground. The station is located in Santa Cruz in Manila, on Rizal Avenue and slightly past Doroteo Jose Street. The station is named after Doroteo Jose Street, which is in turn named after a Filipino who was arrested by Spanish authorities in 1898 for leading a movement against a corrupt archbishop.[1][2]

Doroteo Jose station is the second station of Line 1 north of the Pasig River, after Carriedo station. It is the tenth station for trains headed to Baclaran and the eleventh station for trains headed to Roosevelt.

The station is near the Manila City Jail and the Fabella Memorial Hospital. Popular shopping centers such as the Isetann Cinerama Recto and the Quiapo Bargain Center are also nearby. Due to its position of being near the University Belt, the station is also close to educational institutions of the University Belt. It is one of the only stations on the line where commuters can transfer from one platform to another without having to go down to the street level, however unlike Central Terminal, Roosevelt, and Balintawak station, commuters still have to exit the fare gates to access the walkway above the platforms.

The station's renovation program began in December 2016.[3] The renovation improved and equipped the station with structural upgrades and new modern facilities. It was reopened in a ceremony on February 6, 2017.[4]

Transportation links[]

Doroteo Jose station serves as the transfer point between Lines 1 and 2. The station is connected to Recto station by means of an elevated walkway.

The station, being near the University Belt of Manila, serves as an important transfer point for buses, taxis, and cycle rickshaws, although this role is also being given to the closer Recto station. Buses stop at the bus terminal on Recto Avenue.

Many provincial bus lines, such as Bataan Transit (Bataan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, and other Northern Luzon provinces), Genesis Transport Service Inc. (Bataan, Pampanga, and Baguio), Solid North Transit Inc. (Pangasinan and Tarlac), and Philippine Rabbit (Tarlac and Baguio) provide bus terminals near the station and serve the northern corridors.

Gallery[]

  • Overpass between platforms at Level 3

  • Doroteo Jose station platform area in December 2019, with a 1000 class LRV in the platform.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Duludao, Manuel D. (2007). A Century of Philippine Legislature: Timeline of Events, People, and Laws That Shaped The Filipino Nation (Book). Vol. 1898–1945. Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Experience Philippines. OCLC 607859673.
  2. ^ "Sino si Doroteo Jose na ipinangalan sa isang kalye sa Sta Cruz?". GMA News Online (in Filipino). March 28, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Dela Paz, Chrisee (October 21, 2015). "Rehabilitation of LRT1 stations to start in December". Rappler. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "Gov't, LRMC inaugurate newly improved LRT 1 Doroteo Jose station". PPP Center of the Republic of the Philippines. February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.

Coordinates: 14°36′19.71″N 120°58′55.45″E / 14.6054750°N 120.9820694°E / 14.6054750; 120.9820694

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