Fernando Poe Jr. station
Fernando Poe Jr. station is the current northern terminus of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) system. It opened on October 22, 2010, as part of the LRT-1 North Extension Project, as Roosevelt (Tagalog: [ˈrusvɛlt, ˈrusbɛlt]) and was renamed to its current name on August 20, 2023, almost two years after the namesake avenue was officially renamed after the Filipino actor.
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| Other names | FPJ | ||||||||||
| Location | 1039 EDSA, Ramon Magsaysay & Veterans Village Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Light Rail Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Light Rail Manila Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | 1 Roosevelt | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Overpass | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes (WalterMart North EDSA, Jackman Plaza Muñoz, Motortrade Plaza) | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | FPJ | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | October 22, 2010 December 5, 2022 (reopening) | ||||||||||
| Closed | September 5, 2020 (temporary) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Roosevelt (2010–2023) | ||||||||||
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Fernando Poe Jr. Location within Metro Manila | |||||||||||
Fernando Poe Jr. is one of the two LRT-1 stations serving Quezon City, the other being Balintawak.
It is located along EDSA at the boundary of barangays Veterans Village and Ramon Magsaysay (Bago Bantay) in Quezon City, both of Projects 7 and 8, respectively. It links to Congressional Avenue and Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue.
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