EDSA station (LRT)

EDSA
Location	Taft Avenue, San Rafael Pasay, Metro Manila Philippines
Owned by	Department of Transportation – Light Rail Transit Authority
Operated by	Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)	Line 1
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	3 Taft Avenue Buses, jeepneys, and taxis
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes (Metro Point Mall)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	ED
History
Opened	December 1, 1984 (1984-12-01)
Services
Preceding station Manila LRT Following station Libertad towards Roosevelt Line 1 Baclaran Terminus
Out-of-system intercharge
Preceding station Manila MRT Following station Magallanes towards North Avenue Line 3 transfer at Taft Avenue Terminus
Location
EDSA Location within Metro Manila

EDSA station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1. Like all other stations in the system, EDSA station is above-ground. The station is located on the intersection of Taft Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, or EDSA, one of Metro Manila's main thoroughfares. The station was named after EDSA, which in turn is named after Epifanio de los Santos, a noted historian.

The station is the second station for trains headed to Roosevelt, the nineteenth station for trains headed to Baclaran, and is one of the four Line 1 stations serving Pasay, the others are Gil Puyat, Libertad and Baclaran. The station is dominated with Smart Communications ads as of February 28, 2018.

Transportation links[]

The station is served by an abundance of buses, jeepneys, and taxis on both EDSA and Taft Avenue routes, with stops near the station. Many provincial bus lines, such as Victory Liner (serving Northern Luzon) and Philtranco (serving Southern Luzon and the rest of the Philippines), have bus terminals near the station. Buses and jeepneys from this station ply for various points in Metro Manila, like Pasay, Muntinlupa (Sucat and Alabang), Taguig and Parañaque cities (Bicutan), SM Mall of Asia, Las Piñas, City of Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan, and Makati and the southern provinces of Cavite, Batangas, and Laguna.

The station is also the transfer point for commuters riding the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3, also known as MRT-3 or Yellow Line. The station is connected to MRT-3's Taft Avenue station by a walkway embracing the Metro Point Mall.

Expansion[]

The station is undergoing expansion works to widen its capacity, from 70 m² (750 sq ft) to 400 m² (4,300 sq ft) as the station caters more than 52,000 passengers daily. The expansion works began on June 26, 2019, and is expected to be finished on 2022.^[1] Howey, the upgrade was finished earlier than expected in anticipation for the Cavite Extension Project on October 21, 2019.^[2] The project consists of the expansion of the structure through the third floor of the adjacent Lianas/Mayson department store, and constructing a bridge to connect nearby areas.

The expansion also features a new roofing system, a widened floor area by dismantling the old ticket booths in order to widen the space of the station, an increased floor-to-ceiling height in other areas of the station, and the construction of a new fire exit for the southeast leg of the station. The expansion also features new comfort rooms, a Person With Disability (PWD) ramp, LED lighting setups, interior paint jobs, and floor finishes.^[2]

See also[]

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

References[]

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Coordinates: 14°32′19.77″N 121°00′02.46″E / 14.5388250°N 121.0006833°E / 14.5388250; 121.0006833