Buendia station (MRT)

Buendia station is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. Buendia station is one of the two underground stations that can be found on the line, the other being the Ayala station. The station lies near the EDSA–Kalayaan Flyover and Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) in Makati. It is near Shell Bel-Air at the corner of Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia), EDSA, and Zodiac Street.

This article is about the MRT station. For the PNR station, see Buendia station (PNR).

Buendia 3
Location	Epifanio de los Santos Avenue cor. Gil Puyat Avenue, Urdaneta & Forbes Park Makati, Metro Manila Philippines
Owned by	Department of Transportation Metro Rail Transit Corporation
Line(s)	Line 3
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2, 2 switch tracks
Connections	Jeepneys, buses, taxis, eSakay
Construction
Structure type	Concourse Level (Elevated) Platform Level (Underground)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	BU
History
Opened	December 15, 1999
Services
Preceding station Manila MRT Following station Guadalupe towards North Avenue Line 3 Ayala towards Taft Avenue
Location
Buendia Location within Metro Manila

It is the tenth station for trains headed to Taft Avenue and the fourth station for trains headed to North Avenue. It is the second to the last station south of Pasig River and is also the last underground station in the line before the line goes above ground at Guadalupe station.

Nearby landmarks

The station serves the Makati Central Business District and is the nearest station to the Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines), Department of Energy (Philippines), and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority offices; as well as the headquarters of major banks like Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, Development Bank of the Philippines, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation and Banco de Oro. Several Business process outsourcing (BPO) buildings line the avenue right outside the station including those of SM Cyberzone. The famous Makati Avenue and Jupiter Street entertainment districts as well as Century Properties can also be accessed from this station via taxi or jeepneys.

Transportation links

The station has jeepneys, buses, and taxicabs outside the station. Jeepneys that leave from the station head along Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) for western Makati City, the Central Business District, and Pasay City. eSakay, an electric jeepney, also plies the station and is bound for Circuit Makati and Mandaluyong City Hall.[1]

Operating Schedule

Express Train Service

Note: This service was discontinued in 2014.

Code	Arrival Time	Stations Covered
3N	5:23 PM 5:47 PM 6:11 PM 6:35 PM 6:59 PM	Taft Avenue (terminus) Buendia Araneta Center-Cubao Kamuning Quezon Avenue North Avenue (terminus)
1S		North Avenue (terminus) Quezon Avenue Buendia Ayala Magallanes Taft Avenue (terminus)
2S		North Avenue (terminus) Kamuning Buendia Ayala Magallanes Taft Avenue (terminus)
3S		North Avenue (terminus) Araneta Center-Cubao Buendia Ayala Magallanes Taft Avenue (terminus)

Station layout

L2	Overpass	Forbes Park, Urdaneta Village
L1	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing booths, Station control, Shops
B1 Platforms	Platform	← Line 3 towards North Avenue
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform	→ Line 3 towards Taft Avenue →

See also

• List of rail transit stations in Metro Manila
• Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3

References

1. Laurel, Drei (January 18, 2019). "There's a new e-jeepney route from Makati to Mandaluyong". Top Gear Philippines. Retrieved May 15, 2020.