R. Papa LRT Station

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R. Papa Station
Rapid transit
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Platform area of R. Papa station
Station statistics
Address Rizal Avenue Extension cor. Ricardo Papa St.
Tondo, Manila
Lines Yellow Line
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks 2
Baggage check Yes
Other information
Opened May 12, 1985
Code RP
Owned by Light Rail Transit Authority
Services
Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station
toward Roosevelt
Yellow Line
toward Baclaran

R. Papa LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, R. Papa station is above-ground. The station serves Tondo in Manila and is located on Rizal Avenue Extension. The station is named after Ricardo Papa Street. The station is the first station in Rizal Avenue Extension going north and the last station in the city of Manila.

R. Papa station serves as the seventh station for LRT-1 trains headed for Baclaran and as the sixteenth station for trains headed to North Avenue. The station is close to the Manila Chinese Cemetery as is the case with Abad Santos station. The station is also close to Sta. Catalina St. and St. Pancratius Parish.

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Commuters can take the many jeepneys or taxis to R. Papa station. Buses that ply the Taft Avenue route also stop near the station. Cycle rickshaws are available outside the station.


Coordinates: 14°37′50.31″N 120°58′53.03″E / 14.6306417°N 120.9813972°E / 14.6306417; 120.9813972

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