Abad Santos station

The Abad Santos station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1. Like all other Line 1 stations, Abad Santos station is above-ground. The station serves Tondo and Sta. Cruz both in Manila and is located on Rizal Avenue in Barangay Manuguit, Tondo. The station is named after Abad Santos Avenue, which in turn, is named after José Abad Santos, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines who was executed by the Japanese invading forces during World War II.

Abad Santos
LocationRizal Avenue cor. Abad Santos Avenue, Bgy. 208 Zone 019 Manuguit
Tondo, Manila
Philippines
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)     Line 1
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsJeepneys, buses, cycle rickshaws
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeAS
History
OpenedMay 12, 1985
Services
Preceding station Manila LRT Following station
R. Papa
towards Roosevelt
Line 1 Blumentritt
towards Baclaran
Location
Abad Santos
Location within Metro Manila

Abad Santos station serves as the sixth station for Line 1 trains headed to Baclaran and as the fifteenth station for trains headed to Roosevelt.

Like its neighbor R. Papa, commuters can take the many jeepneys or taxis to Abad Santos station. Buses that ply Rizal Avenue also stop near the station. Cycle rickshaws are available outside the station.

See also

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