Kamuning MRT station

 GMA Kamuning 
Manila Metro Rail Transit System
GMA Kamuning
Location Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Brgy. South Triangle
Diliman, Quezon City
Owned by Department of Transportation and Communications
Metro Rail Transit Corporation
Line(s) MRT-3
Platforms Side platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code KA
History
Opened December 15, 1999
Services
Preceding station   Manila MRT   Following station
toward North Avenue
MRT-3
toward Taft Avenue

Kamuning station, also called as GMA-Kamuning station, is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3 (MRT-3). Kamuning station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in Scout Area of Diliman in Quezon City and is named because of its location near Barangay Kamuning and the road named after the barangay, Kamuning, which is crossed by the EDSA-Kamuning Flyover.

The station is the third station for trains headed to Taft Avenue and the eleventh station for trains headed to North Avenue.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near Timog Avenue, known for being the entertainment district of Quezon City, as well as the headquarters of GMA Network, located in nearby Diliman, one of the leading media companies in the Philippines. Public-Private Partnership Center, Land Transportation Office, Department of Public Works and Highways, Philippine Statistics Authority, Philippine Heart Center and Quezon City Hall in Triangle Park are also accessible via East Avenue, including Quezon Memorial Circle.

Buses, jeepneys, taxis and cycle rickshaws can be used to navigate the Timog and Pinyahan area. There is a bus stop near the station entrance.

Express train service

CodeTimeFirst stationSucceeding stations
2S7:15 AMNorth AvenueBuendia, Ayala, Magallanes, Taft Avenue
2S7:39 AMNorth AvenueBuendia, Ayala, Magallanes, Taft Avenue
2S8:03 AMNorth AvenueBuendia, Ayala, Magallanes, Taft Avenue
2S8:27 AMNorth AvenueBuendia, Ayala, Magallanes, Taft Avenue
2S8:51 AMNorth AvenueBuendia, Ayala, Magallanes, Taft Avenue

Station layout

L3 Overpass Crossover between platforms
L2
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform A MRT Line 3 towards North Avenue
Platform B MRT Line 3 towards Taft Avenue
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Concourse Faregates, Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops
L1 Street Level GMA Network Center, Public-Private Partnership Center, Bureau of Research and Standards, Department of Public Works and Highways

See also

Coordinates: 14°38′06.52″N 121°02′36.10″E / 14.6351444°N 121.0433611°E / 14.6351444; 121.0433611

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