United Nations LRT Station

United Nations Avenue Station Rapid transit
Platform area of United Nations station.
Station statistics
Address	Taft Ave. cor. General Luna St. and United Nations Ave., Ermita, Manila
Lines	█ Yellow Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Baggage check	Yes
Other information
Opened	December 1, 1984
Code	UN
Owned by	Light Rail Transit Authority
Services
Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station Central Terminal toward Roosevelt Yellow Line Pedro Gil toward Baclaran

United Nations LRT Station, also known as UN Avenue LRT Station, is a station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, United Nations station is above-ground. The station serves Ermita in Manila and is located at the corner of Taft and United Nations Avenues. The station is named after United Nations Avenue, which in turn is named after the United Nations.

United Nations station serves as the fifteenth station for LRT-1 trains headed for Baclaran and as the eighth station for trains headed to North Avenue. It is the closest station to one of Manila's major landmarks, Rizal Park, named after the Philippine national hero, José Rizal.

Because of its position near Rizal Park, the station is near many government offices, such as the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the offices of the Department of Tourism, the Department of Justice and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and the Insurance Commission. It is also home to major educational institutions such as Adamson University, Emilio Aguinaldo College, Araullo High School and the Manila Science High School. United Nations station is also connected to a commercial center named Times Plaza, which is similar to a small shopping mall. The station is also near the YWCA of Manila at Gen. Luna Street, The Pearl Manila Hotel, Central United Methodist Church (Manila)- the first Protestant church in the Philippines, Cathedral of Praise, as well as the Asia Pacific HQ of the World Health Organization (WHO). Some of the prominent hospitals are located near this station along UN Avenue, The Manila Doctors Hospital and Medical Center Manila.

Transportation links

United Nations station is well-served by buses and jeepneys that serve the Taft Avenue and nearby routes. Taxis and cycle rickshaws also stop at and around the station.