EDSA station (LRT)

EDSA station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Pasay. The station is situated on the intersection of Taft Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, better known as EDSA, one of Metro Manila's major thoroughfares. The station was named after EDSA, which in turn is named after Epifanio de los Santos, a noted historian.

This article is about the LRT station. For the PNR station, see EDSA station (PNR). For MRT stations in EDSA, see MRT Line 3 (Metro Manila).

EDSA
General information
LocationTaft Avenue, San Rafael
Pasay, Metro Manila,
Philippines
Owned byDepartment of Transportation – Light Rail Transit Authority
Operated byLight Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)     Line 1
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
Connections3 Taft Avenue
 E  Taft Avenue
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes (Metro Point Mall)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeED
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1984 (1984-12-01)
Services
Preceding station
Manila LRT		 Following station
Libertad
towards Fernando Poe Jr.
 Line 1 Baclaran
Terminus
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station Manila MRT Following station
Magallanes
towards North Avenue
 Line 3
transfer at Taft Avenue
 Terminus
Location
EDSA
Location within Metro Manila

The station is the second station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr., the nineteenth station for trains headed to Baclaran, and is one of the four LRT-1 stations serving Pasay; the others are Gil Puyat, Libertad and Baclaran.

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