Gilmore station (LRT)
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| File:Line 2 Gilmore Station Platform 1.jpg | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Aurora Boulevard cor. Gilmore Avenue, Brgy. Mariana, New Manila Quezon City, Metro Manila Philippines | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°36′48″N 121°2′2″E / 14.61333°N 121.03389°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department of Transportation Light Rail Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Overpass | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | GI | ||||||||||
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| Opened | April 5, 2004 | ||||||||||
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Gilmore station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2 in the Philippines located near Gilmore Avenue, Quezon City in New Manila, Quezon City. It is named after the nearby Gilmore Avenue, which in turn is named for Eugene Allen Gilmore, Vice Governor-General of the Philippines from 1922 to 1929 who twice served as acting Governor-General of the Philippines.[1]
The station is the sixth station for trains headed to the Santolan and also the sixth station for trains headed to the Recto. It is one of the many elevated stations on the line.
Nearby landmarks
The most recognizable landmarks closest to the station are SYKES Asia, Inc. (K-Pointe site), Saint Paul University Quezon City, Aurora Garden Plaza, Gilmore I.T. Center, and Robinsons Magnolia. The station is also the closest station for passengers heading to Saint Joseph's College of Quezon City, St. Luke's Medical Center, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Broadway Centrum where GMA Network's noontime shows Eat Bulaga! is held, and Trinity University of Asia, formerly Trinity College of Quezon City. San Juan City and Greenhills Shopping Center are also accessible from this station, as Gilmore connects with Sen. Jose O. Vera Street (more popularly known as Granada Street) leading to Ortigas Avenue where Xavier School and Immaculate Conception Academy-Greenhills are located.
Transportation links
Buses, taxis, jeepneys, tricycles, and cycle rickshaws can be used for onward journeys.
Station layout
| L3 Platforms |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Platform A | ← Line 2 towards Santolan | |
| Platform B | → Line 2 towards Recto → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| L2 | Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Shops |
| L1 | Street Level | Saint Paul University Quezon City, SYKES Asia (K-Pointe site), Princeton Residences, Aurora Garden Plaza, Gilmore I.T. Center |
See also
References
- ^ "HistoRiles Resource". Light Rail Transit Authority. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013.