V. Mapa station

V. Mapa station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2. It is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line and also one of the four stations in the line with a reserve track nearby (in front of the UERMMC) together with Santolan, Anonas and Araneta Center-Cubao. The station during its inception was formerly called as "G. Araneta Station" but was renamed into the current name due to the minor realignment of some stations (the other being Betty Go-Belmonte) that has caused the change of proximity to the V. Mapa street. The station serves the areas of Santa Mesa, Manila, Quezon City, and San Juan. The station is located at Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, near its intersection with Victorino Mapa Street in Santa Mesa, Manila.

V. Mapa  2
Location	Magsaysay Boulevard Santa Mesa & Sampaloc, Manila Philippines
Coordinates	14°36′14″N 121°1′1″E
Owned by	Department of Transportation Light Rail Transit Authority
Line(s)	Line 2
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 for regular service, 1 reserve track)
Connections	Buses, jeepneys, and tricycles
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes (SM City Santa Mesa, Hotel Sogo)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	VM
History
Opened	April 5, 2004
Services
Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station J. Ruiz toward Santolan Line 2 Pureza toward Recto
Out-of-system interchange Preceding station   PNR   Following station España toward Governor Pascual North Shuttle Transfer at: Santa Mesa Paco toward Bicutan España toward Tutuban Metro South Commuter Transfer at: Santa Mesa Pandacan toward IRRI
Location
V. Mapa Location within Metro Manila

The station is the eighth station for trains headed to Recto and the fourth station for trains headed to Santolan. The station has a standard layout, with a concourse level and a platform level. The concourse is below the platform, with stairs, escalators, and elevators leading up to the platform level. The levels are separated by fare gates. The station is also sometimes referred to as Santa Mesa Station.

It is named after its location near the junction with V. Mapa Street, which was in turn, named after Victorino Mapa, the second Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.[1]