Libertad station
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| File:Line 1 Libertad Station Platform.jpg | |||||||||||
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| Location | Taft Avenue cor. Arnaiz Avenue, Santa Clara Pasay, Metro Manila Philippines | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department of Transportation Light Rail Manila Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Buses, jeepneys, taxis, and tricycles | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | LI | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 1, 1984 | ||||||||||
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Libertad station (also known as Antonio Arnaiz station or simply Arnaiz station) is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1). Like all other Line 1 stations, Libertad station is above-ground. The station is located in Pasay at the corner of Taft Avenue and Arnaiz Avenue. The station is named after the former Libertad (Spanish for "liberty") Street, which is a junction of both Roxas Boulevard and Taft Avenue in Pasay. The name Libertad survives as an area name, nowadays, after Libertad Street became a part of Antonio Arnaiz Avenue.
Libertad station is the third station for trains headed to Roosevelt, the eighteenth station for trains headed to Baclaran, and is one of the four stations serving Pasay, the others are Gil Puyat, EDSA, and Baclaran.
Transportation links
There are bus terminals for some bus lines near the station, while jeepneys, taxis, and tricycles stop at and around the station entrance. However, buses also stop near the station, for those riding buses that do not stop at the nearby bus terminals. Jeepneys that leave adjacent to the station head along Arnaiz Avenue for various parts of Pasay, Makati, and Harrison Plaza.[1]
Gallery
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Platform of the station
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The rails -
View of nearby malls -
Panoramic view of the station
See also
References
- ^ "Comprehensive Land Use Plan of Pasay City" (PDF). Pasay City Government.