Gil Puyat station

Gil Puyat station (sometimes called Buendia station) is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1. Like all other Line 1 stations, Gil Puyat station is above-ground. The station is located in Pasay and is named because the station lies immediately above Gil Puyat Avenue. The avenue itself is named after Gil Puyat, a former senator and statesman.

Gil Puyat
LocationTaft Avenue corner Gil Puyat Avenue, San Isidro
Pasay, Metro Manila
Philippines
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)     Line 1
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBuses, jeepneys, UV Express, taxis, tricycles
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeGP
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1984 (1984-12-01)
Services
Preceding station Manila LRT Following station
Vito Cruz
towards Roosevelt
Line 1 Libertad
towards Baclaran
Location
Gil Puyat
Location within Metro Manila

Gil Puyat station is the fourth station for trains headed to Roosevelt, the seventeenth station for trains headed to Baclaran, and is one of the four Line 1 stations serving Pasay, the others are Libertad, EDSA and Baclaran.

The station is a major transfer point for passengers bound for the Makati Central Business District.

Bus terminal for both city and provincial buses lie beside the station. Buses that ply the Buendia (Gil Puyat) route stop there, as well as buses to Batangas, Laguna, Quezon, and Marinduque. Buses that ply the Taft Avenue route also stop near the station.

Taxis, jeepneys, and tricycles also stop near the station, serving commuters that live farther away from the station.

A terminal for UV Express vans bound for SM City Fairview also lies beside the station's east entrance.

The nearest PNR and MRT stations are located further along Gil Puyat Avenue, all located in Makati.

See also

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