EDSA station (LRT)

EDSA station is a station on the Manila Line 1. Like all other stations in the system, EDSA station is above-ground. The station is located on the intersection of Taft Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, or EDSA, one of Metro Manila's main thoroughfares. The station was named after EDSA, which in turn is named after Epifanio de los Santos, a noted historian.

This article is about the LRT station. For the PNR station, see EDSA station (PNR). For MRT stations in EDSA, see MRT Line 3 (Metro Manila).

EDSA
Location	Taft Avenue, San Rafael Pasay, Metro Manila Philippines
Owned by	Department of Transportation Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)	Line 1
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	3 Taft Avenue Buses, jeepneys, and taxis
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes (Metropoint Mall)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	ED
History
Opened	December 1, 1984 (1984-12-01)
Services
Preceding station Manila LRT Following station Libertad towards Roosevelt Line 1 Baclaran Terminus
Out-of-system intercharge
Preceding station Manila MRT Following station Magallanes towards North Avenue Line 3 transfer at Taft Avenue Terminus
Location
EDSA Location within Metro Manila

The station is the second station for trains headed to Roosevelt, the nineteenth station for trains headed to Baclaran, and is one of the four Line 1 stations serving Pasay, the others are Gil Puyat, Libertad and Baclaran. The station dominated with Smart Communication ads on February 28, 2018.

Transportation links

The station is served by an abundance of buses, jeepneys, and taxis on both EDSA and Taft Avenue routes, with stops near the station. Many provincial bus lines, such as Victory Liner (serving Northern Luzon) and Philtranco (serving Southern Luzon and the rest of the Philippines), have bus terminals near the station. Buses and jeepneys from this station ply for various points in Metro Manila, like Pasay, Muntinlupa (Sucat and Alabang), Taguig and Parañaque Cities (Bicutan), SM Mall of Asia, Las Piñas, City of Manila, Caloocan, and Makati and the southern provinces of Cavite, Batangas, and Laguna.

The station is also the transfer point for commuters riding the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3, also known as MRT-3 or Yellow Line. The station is connected to MRT-3's Taft Avenue station by a walkway embracing the Metropoint Mall.

Station layout

L3	Overpass	Crossover between platforms
L2 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
	Concourse	Faregates, ticket booths, station control, shops, bridge to MRT-3 Taft Avenue station, bridge to Metropoint Mall
GL	Street level	Shops, Metropoint Mall, Liana's supermarket and department store

Expansion

The station is undergoing expansion works to widen its capacity, from 70 m² (750 sq ft) to 400 m² (4,300 sq ft) square meters as the station caters more than 52,000 passengers daily. The expansion works began on June 26, 2019, and is expected to be finished on 2022.[1] The upgrade was finished earlier than expected in anticipation for the Cavite Extension Project on October 21, 2019. It involved expanding the structure through the third floor of the adjacent Lianas/Mayson department store and building a bridge. There is also a new roofing system and old ticket booths were demolished to widen the space on top of building a new fire exit for the southeast leg of the station. This gave way to comfort rooms, a Person With Disability (PWD) ramp, LED lighting setups, interior paint jobs and floor finishes.[2]

See also

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

References

1. https://www.bworldonline.com/lrt-1-edsa-station-expansion-in-the-works/
2. Abadilla, Emmie V. (October 21, 2019). "LRT1-EDSA station expanded". Manila Bulletin Business. Retrieved October 22, 2019.