United Nations station (LRT)
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| Location | Taft Avenue, Ermita Manila, Metro Manila Philippines | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department of Transportation Light Rail Manila Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes (Times Plaza & The Pearl Manila) | ||||||||||
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| Station code | UN | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 1, 1984 | ||||||||||
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United Nations station (also known as U.N. Avenue station) is an elevated Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on Line 1. The station serves Ermita in Manila, and is located at the corner of Taft and United Nations Avenues. The station is named after United Nations Avenue, which in turn is named after the United Nations organization.
United Nations station is also near the Technological University of the Philippines and the Philippine Normal University of educational institutions. It is convenient to several tourist destinations including Rizal Park, the National Museum of Fine Arts, the National Museum of Anthropology, the National Museum of Natural History, and the National Planetarium.
United Nations station is the seventh stop from Baclaran and the twelfth from Roosevelt.
Transportation links
United Nations station is served by buses and share-taxis along Taft Avenue and other nearby routes. Regular taxis and cycle rickshaws also stop at and near the station.
Gallery
Overview of United Nations, Manila, from United Nations LRT station
The rails
Platform area, panoramic view
See also
Coordinates: 14°34′56.97″N 120°59′04.78″E / 14.5824917°N 120.9846611°E