Santolan station (MRT)

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 City. The station is located between Annapolis Street and Santolan Road, near the eastern San Juan-Quezon City boundary.

Santolan
LocationEpifanio de los Santos Avenue, Brgys. Camp Aguinaldo & Bagong Lipunan ng Crame
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Philippines
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Metro Rail Transit Corporation
Line(s)     Line 3
PlatformsSide platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsJeepneys, taxis, buses, and cycle rickshaws
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeSA
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1999 (1999-12-15)
Services
Preceding station Manila MRT Following station
Araneta Center–Cubao
towards North Avenue
Line 3 Ortigas
towards Taft Avenue
Location
Santolan
Location within Metro Manila

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 Center and the adjacent Greenhills North and Northeast villages in San Juan, as well as the eastern section of Barangay Wack-Wack Greenhills in Mandaluyong.

Jeepneys, taxis, and buses serve the station. It also has many cycle rickshaws near Camps Crame and Aguinaldo serving the nearby smaller streets.

See also

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