Quirino station (LRT)
Quirino  | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Quirino Avenue | ||||||||||
| Location | Taft Avenue, Malate Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department of Transportation – Light Rail Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Light Rail Manila Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | LRT Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | QU | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 1, 1984 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Quirino station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Malate, Manila. It is situated at the meeting point of Taft Avenue, Quirino Avenue, and San Andres Street. The station is named after Quirino Avenue, which is in turn named after former president Elpidio Quirino.
Quirino station is the sixth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr., and the fifteenth station for trains headed to Baclaran.
Transportation links
Quirino station is served by buses, jeepneys, and UV Express plying Taft Avenue and nearby routes, cycle rickshaws, and taxis. They stop near the station and can even be used for trips in and around Malate.
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quirino station (Line 1).