Balintawak station
Balintawak station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1, and has been constructed during the Line 1 North Extension Project. It opened on March 22, 2010. This station, along with the proposed Malvar station will serve passengers going to and from the northern parts of Luzon using the North Luzon Expressway.
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Location | 1179 Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Brgy. Apolonio Samson, Balintawak Quezon City, Metro Manila Philippines | ||||||||||
Owned by | Department of Transportation Light Rail Manila Corporation | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus and Jeepneys | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Overpass | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | BW | ||||||||||
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Opened | March 22, 2010 | ||||||||||
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Balintawak is one of two Line 1 stations serving Quezon City, the other one is Roosevelt. It is the second station for trains headed to Baclaran, the nineteenth station for trains headed to Roosevelt.
The station is located in Barangay Balingasa (Balintawak) in front of the Balintawak Market, and near the Quezon City - Caloocan City boundary. It is located near A. Bonifacio Avenue and North Luzon Expressway (NLEx).
Station layout
L3 Platforms |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Platform A | ← Line 1 towards Roosevelt | |
Platform B | → Line 1 towards Baclaran → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
L2 | Concourse | Faregates, Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops |
GL | Street Level | Balintawak Market |
Transportation links
There are several city buses and jeepneys plying EDSA.
Nearby landmarks
The station is close to Balintawak Market and adjacent to Puregold Balintawak. An access road to Ayala Land's Cloverleaf estate is built right beside the station. Accessing Ayala Malls Cloverleaf from the station requires riding the shuttle service stationed near the Southbound entrance. It will soon directly connect to the annex of the mall which will be completed within 2022.
See also
- List of rail transit stations in Metro Manila
- Manila Light Rail Transit System
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