Santolan station (Line 2)

Santolan station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2. Santolan station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line located in Barangay Calumpang in Marikina. The station is located on the stretch of the Marcos Highway (Marikina–Infanta Highway) and is named after the adjacent barangay Santolan in Pasig.

This article is about the LRT-2 station. For the MRT station, see Santolan station (Line 3).
Santolan
 2 
LocationMarcos Highway, Calumpang
Marikina, Metro Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°37′19.7″N 121°05′09.3″E
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Operated byLight Rail Transit Authority
Line(s)     Line 2
PlatformsIsland platform
Tracks3 (includes 1 reserve track and 1 spur going to the Depot)
Connections
  • Jeepney Stop
  • BFCT East Marikina
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeSA
History
OpenedApril 5, 2003 (2003-04-05)
ClosedOctober 3, 2019 (2019-10-03) (temporarily; due to fire)
Services
Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station
TerminusLine 2
Katipunan
toward Recto
Location
Santolan
Location within Metro Manila

The station is the eastern terminus of the line and is the first and last station for trains headed to and from Recto respectively. The Santolan Depot, where the trains of the line are cleaned and maintained, is also near the station, as well as the line's Operations Control Center (OCC), all are located in Pasig.

This is the only station on this line with an island platform.

Santolan station is temporarily closed due to a fire which affected two rectifiers of the train line one being between Katipunan and Anonas stations while the other was in the Santolan Depot on October 3, 2019.[1]

Nearby landmarks

The station is near the Marikina River, BFCT East Metro Manila Transport Terminal, SM City Marikina, and Riverbanks Center connecting via footbridge. It is also near Bali Oasis and College of Arts and Sciences of Asia and the Pacific in Marikina.

Taxis, shuttle services, and jeepneys can be used to navigate the area around the station and along Marcos Highway, Marikina City. It is also easily accessible to C-5 via Diosdado Macapagal Bridge going to Eastwood City, Ortigas Center, Makati Central Business District, Fort Bonifacio Global City, as well as NAIA and SLEX.

Station layout
L2
Platforms		 Platform ← Line 2 Alighting passengers only (in current service) towards Switch Track or Depot; (in future service) towards Masinag or Depot
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform → Line 2 towards Recto →
L1 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Food Stalls
  • Station exterior
  • The tracks
  • View of Barangay Calumpang from the station. Seen from the platform.
  • A train at the station
  • Inauguration Plate

See also
  • Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2

References
  1. Adonis, Meg (October 8, 2019). "Line 2 partial operations start today, Oct. 8". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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