Baclaran LRT station

Baclaran
Manila Light Rail Transit System
Baclaran Terminal station
Location	Taft Avenue Extension cor. Park Avenue Pasay
Owned by	Department of Transportation and Communications Light Rail Transit Authority
Line(s)	LRT Line 1
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2, 1 reserve
Connections	LRT-1 Depot Baclaran Terminal Plaza
Construction
Structure type	Viaduct
Other information
Station code	BA
History
Opened	December 1, 1984
Services
Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station EDSA toward Roosevelt LRT-1 Terminus

Baclaran LRT station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1 or (LRT Line 1). The station is located on the last stretches of Taft Avenue in Pasay, right at the border with Baclaran, Parañaque, and, like all other stations on the LRT-1, Baclaran terminal is above-ground on viaduct. The terminal is named after the famous shopping district of the same name, which is located on the borders of the cities of Pasay and Parañaque.

Baclaran is one of the four LRT stations serving Pasay City, the others are Gil Puyat, Libertad and EDSA. It is the southern terminus of the LRT-1, where trains from Roosevelt terminate. The line's depot, where its trains are stored, maintained and cleaned, is located near the terminal.

The terminal is near one of the country's most famous landmarks, the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, home of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. It is also near to the numerous dry goods and flea markets (tiangges), selling everything from clothes and electronics to home decorations and traditional medicine.

Transportation links

Baclaran Terminal is a major transportation hub, with many buses and jeepneys terminating here. Buses coming from the terminal usually head to points south of Manila and the province of Cavite. Jeepneys that terminate here usually head to various destinations in Metro Manila (Las Piñas, Parañaque, and Muntinlupa to the south; Manila, Pasay, Quezon City, and Caloocan to the north), and the province of Cavite. Taxis also ply for hire near the station, with dedicated taxis available for passengers heading to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, which is only about two (2) kilometers from the station. Cycle rickshaws can also be used to navigate the interior streets of Baclaran from the station.

Future

The station is set to be the transfer point for the LRT-1 South Extension, also known as the South Extension Project or Cavite Extension Project, which construction will start in October 2018 once the right-of-way issues are substantially addressed. The line is set to extend all the way to Bacoor in Cavite, with the first station south of Baclaran being Redemptorist.

Incidents

• A fire blazed at a shopping mall in Baclaran around 5 a.m. January 3, 2008. Windy weather fanned the flames and brought smoke to the Baclaran terminal up to the next station at EDSA Taft.^[1]

Station layout

See also

• List of rail transit stations in Metro Manila
• Manila Light Rail Transit System

References

Coordinates: 14°32′19.77″N 121°00′02.46″E / 14.5388250°N 121.0006833°E / 14.5388250; 121.0006833