Gilmore station (LRT)
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Location | Aurora Boulevard cor. Gilmore Avenue, Mariana, Quezon City, Metro Manila Philippines | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 14°36′48″N 121°2′2″E / 14.61333°N 121.03389°ECoordinates: 14°36′48″N 121°2′2″E / 14.61333°N 121.03389°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Department of Transportation Light Rail Transit Authority | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 2 | ||||||||||
Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | ![]() Taxis, jeepneys, tricycles, and tricycles | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Overpass | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes (Princeton Residences, K. Pointe) | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Concourse: South Entrance only Platforms: All platforms | ||||||||||
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Station code | GI | ||||||||||
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Opened | April 5, 2004 | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Gilmore Location within Metro Manila |
Gilmore station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2 in the Philippines located near Gilmore Avenue, Quezon City in Mariana, Quezon City. It is named after the nearby Gilmore Avenue, which in turn is named for Eugene Allen Gilmore, Vice Governor-General of the Philippines from 1922 to 1929 who twice served as acting Governor-General of the Philippines.[1]
The station is the sixth station for trains headed to Antipolo and the eighth station for trains headed to Recto. It is one of the many elevated stations on the line.
Nearby landmarks[]
The most recognizable landmarks closest to the station are SYKES Asia, Inc. (K-Pointe site), Saint Paul University Quezon City, Aurora Garden Plaza, Gilmore I.T. Center,[2] and Robinsons Magnolia. The station is also the closest station for passengers heading to Saint Joseph's College of Quezon City, St. Luke's Medical Center, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Broadway Centrum, and Trinity University of Asia, formerly Trinity College of Quezon City. San Juan and Greenhills Shopping Center are also accessible from this station, as Gilmore connects with Sen. Jose O. Vera Street (more popularly known as Granada Street) leading to Ortigas Avenue where Xavier School and Immaculate Conception Academy-Greenhills are located.
Transportation links[]
Buses, taxis, jeepneys, and tricycles can be used for onward journeys.
Gallery[]
Station entrance
View of the tracks from the platform
Inauguration plate
See also[]
- Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gilmore station (LRT). |
- ^ "HistoRiles Resource". Light Rail Transit Authority. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013.
- ^ "When In Manila Resource". When In Manila. Retrieved Oct 9, 2018.
Right around the corner of Gilmore station is the Gilmore I.T. Center...
- Manila Light Rail Transit System stations
- Railway stations opened in 2004
- Buildings and structures in Quezon City