Gil Puyat station
Gil Puyat station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Pasay. It is named as such because the station lies immediately above Gil Puyat Avenue. The avenue itself is named after Gil Puyat, a former senator and statesman.
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| Other names | Buendia | ||||||||||
| Location | Taft Avenue, San Isidro Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department of Transportation – Light Rail Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Light Rail Manila Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | GP | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 1, 1984 | ||||||||||
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Gil Puyat Location within Metro Manila | |||||||||||
Gil Puyat station is the fourth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr., 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.
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