page_title: Quezon City
section_title: Railways
hierarchical_section_title: Quezon City / Transportation / Railways
caption_attribution_description: English: View from the Foot Bridge of Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City[1](Tagalog: Abenida Komonwelt), formerly called as Don Mariano Marcos Avenue, named after the father of President Ferdinand Marcos, is a 12.4 km (7.7 mi) highway located in Quezon City, Philippines which spans from 6 to 18 lanes and known as the widest in the Philippines. It is one of the major roads in Metro Manila and is designated as part of Radial Road 7 (R-7). The Commonwealth Avenue starts from the Quezon Memorial Circle inside the Elliptical Road, it passes through the areas of Philcoa, Tandang Sora, Balara, Batasan Hills and ends at Quirino Highway in the Novaliches area.
context_page_description: Quezon City is a highly urbanized city and the most populous city in the Philippines. It was founded by and named after Manuel L. Quezon, the 2nd President of the Philippines, to replace Manila as the national capital. The city was proclaimed as such in 1948, though a significant number of government buildings remained in Manila. Quezon City held status as the official capital until 1976 when a presidential decree was issued to reinstate and designate Manila as the capital and Metro Manila as the seat of government.
  It is the largest city in terms of population and land area in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Quezon City is not located in, and should not be confused with the province of Quezon, which was also named after the president.
  Quezon City hosts a number of government offices, the most important of which are the Batasang Pambansa Complex, and the Quezon City Reception House. Quezon City also serves as home to the University of the Philippines Diliman—the national university—and Ateneo de Manila University.
  Also located in Quezon City is the Quezon Memorial Circle, a national park. The park is an ellipse bounded by Elliptical Road.
context_section_description: Two elevated light rail systems and one heavy rail system run through Quezon City:
  Line 1 – at EDSA (C-4) connecting North Avenue and Baclaran (Manila) Line 2 – at Aurora Boulevard (R-6) connecting Santolan (Marikina) and Recto (C-1 in Manila), and Line 3 – at EDSA (C-4) from Taft Avenue (R-2 in Pasay) to North Avenue.
  An elevated rail transit system (original Line 4) that was supposed to follow the general alignment of Quezon and Commonwealth Avenues (R-7) was shelved. In its place, a 22 kilometer rail system will be built. The Line 7 project will commence at North Avenue, connecting the Line 3 at its northern terminus. It will then go through Commonwealth Avenue, then through Regalado, Quirino Highway, ending in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. The system has a proposed spur line to connect itself to Line 2 in Katipunan, passing through the University of the Philippines Diliman and Katipunan Avenue.
  An elevated Automated Guideway Transit system is currently under construction in UP Diliman.
  The following elevated railway stations in the city (Only 13 Stations):
  Line 3 (with 5 Stations):
  North Avenue- (Connected to Line 1)
  Quezon Avenue
  Kamuning
  Araneta Center-Cubao- (Connected to Line 2)
  Santolan
  Line 2 (with 5 Stations):
  Gilmore
  Betty Go-Belmonte
  Araneta Center-Cubao- (Connected to Line 3)
  Anonas
  Katipunan
  Line 1 (with 3 Stations)
  Balintawak
  Roosevelt
  North Avenue- (Connected to Line 3)
caption: Commonwealth Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Quezon City
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