Carriedo station

Carriedo station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1. Like all other Line 1 stations, Carriedo station is above-ground. The station is located in Santa Cruz in Manila. The station is named after Carriedo Street, which is near the station. It is the only station in the entire line with a canopy roof.

Carriedo  1
Location	Rizal Avenue cor. Carriedo Street Santa Cruz and Quiapo, Manila Philippines
Owned by	Department of Transportation Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)	Line 1
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Viaduct
Other information
Station code	CA
History
Opened	May 12, 1985
Services
Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station Doroteo Jose toward Roosevelt Line 1 Central Terminal toward Baclaran
Location
Carriedo Location within Metro Manila

Carriedo station is the first station north of the Pasig River and is the tenth station for trains headed to Roosevelt and the eleventh station for trains headed to Baclaran.

The station is near some famous Manila landmarks, such as the Quiapo Church, home to very festive celebrations of the Feast of the Black Nazarene, as well as the famed Escolta Street and Plaza Lacson, the former hub of Manila's business activities, and Ongpin Street, home to many Chinese stores selling everything from food to medicine. It is also close to the Liwasang Bonifacio, the Manila Central Post Office, which is the base of operations for the Philippine Postal Corporation, and FEATI University.

Under the station's train port was an empty space used as a location for a detour in The Amazing Race Asia 2.