Santolan station (MRT)

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Santolan
MRT-3 Santolan Station Platform 7.jpg
LocationEpifanio de los Santos Avenue, Brgys. Camp Aguinaldo & Bagong Lipunan ng Crame
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Philippines
Owned byMetro Rail Transit Corporation
Operated byDepartment of Transportation
Line(s)     Line 3
PlatformsSide platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange  E  Santolan-Annapolis
Jeepneys, taxis, and cycle rickshaws
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessConcourse: All entrances
Platforms: All platforms
Other information
Station codeSA
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1999; 22 years ago (1999-12-15)
Services
Preceding station Manila MRT Following station
Araneta Center–Cubao
towards North Avenue
Line 3 Ortigas
towards Taft Avenue
Location
Santolan is located in Manila
Santolan
Santolan
Location within Metro Manila

Santolan station, also known as Santolan–Annapolis station, is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. It is the ninth station for trains headed to North Avenue and the fifth station for trains headed to Taft Avenue. The station is named after Santolan Road, which is officially known as Bonny Serrano Avenue. which stretches from Quezon City to San Juan. The station is located between Annapolis Street and Santolan Road, near the eastern San Juan-Quezon City boundary.

Nearby landmarks[]

Its nearest landmarks include Camp Aguinaldo, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Department of National Defense main headquarters; Camp Crame, the Philippine National Police's main headquarters; V.V. Soliven Building; and AFPLSAI Building (inside Camp Aguinaldo). It is also the closest station to the Greenhills shopping district and the adjacent Greenhills North and Northeast villages in San Juan, as well as the eastern section of Barangay Wack-Wack Greenhills in Mandaluyong.

Transportation links[]

Jeepneys, taxis, and buses serve the station. It also has many cycle rickshaws near Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo serving the nearby smaller streets. A portion of the northbound platform of the station leading to the emergency stairs is utilized as an access point to the EDSA Carousel bus stop located at the center island of EDSA.

See also[]

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

Coordinates: 14°36′27.76″N 121°03′23.19″E / 14.6077111°N 121.0564417°E / 14.6077111; 121.0564417

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