page_title: Manila Light Rail Transit System
section_title: Stations
hierarchical_section_title: Manila Light Rail Transit System / Stations
caption_attribution_description: English: Platform area of J. Ruiz station of the Manila MRT Line 2 with an entering train.
context_page_description: The Manila Light Rail Transit System, commonly known as the LRT, is an urban rail transit system that primarily serves Metro Manila, Philippines. Although categorized as a light rail system because it originally used light rail vehicles, it presently has characteristics of a rapid transit system, such as high passenger throughput, exclusive right-of-way, and later use of full metro rolling stock. The LRT is jointly-operated by the Light Rail Transit Authority, a government corporation attached to the Department of Transportation, and the Light Rail Manila Corporation. Along with the Manila Metro Rail Transit System and the Metro Commuter Line of the Philippine National Railways, the system makes up Metro Manila's rail infrastructure.
  The LRT's 33.4-kilometer-route is mostly elevated and consists of two lines and 31 stations. Line 1, also called the Green Line, opened in 1984 and travels a north–south route. Line 2, the Blue Line, was completed in 2004 and runs east–west.
context_section_description: With the exception of Katipunan (which is underground), the LRTA's 31 stations are elevated.  They follow one of two different layouts.  Most Line 1 stations are composed of only one level, accessible from the street below by stairway, containing the station's concourse and platform areas separated by fare gates.  The boarding platforms measure 100 meters (328 ft 1 in) long and 3.5 meters (11 ft 6 in) wide. Baclaran, Central Terminal, Carriedo, Balintawak, Roosevelt and North Avenue stations on the Line 1, and all Line 2 stations are composed of two levels: a lower concourse level and an upper platform level (reversed in the case of Katipunan).  Fare gates separate the concourse level from the stairs and escalators that provide access to the platform level.  All stations have side platforms except for Baclaran, which has one side and one island platform, and Santolan, which has an island platform.
  The concourse area at LRTA stations typically contain a passenger assistance office (PAO), ticket purchasing areas (ticket counters and/or ticket machines), and at least one stall that sells food and drinks.  Terminal stations also have a public relations office.  Stores and ATMs are usually found at street level outside the station, although there are instances where they can be found within the concourse.  Some stations, such as Monumento, Libertad and Araneta Center-Cubao, are directly connected to shopping malls.  Line 2 stations have two restrooms, but Line 1 restrooms have been the subject of criticism not only because of the provisioning of a single washroom at each station expected to serve all passengers (whether male, female, disabled or otherwise), but also because of the impression that the lavatories are poorly maintained and unsanitary.
  Originally, Line 1 was not built with accessibility in mind.  This is reflected in the Line 1's lack of barrier-free facilities such as escalators and elevators.  It is also inconvenient in other ways: for one, because of the use of side platforms, passengers wishing to access the other platform for the train bound in the opposite direction at single-level Line 1 stations need to exit the station (and by extension, the system) and pay a new fare.  The newer Line 2, unlike its counterpart, is designed to be barrier-free and allows seamless transfer between platforms.  Built by a joint venture between Hanjin and Itochu, Line 2 stations have wheelchair ramps, braille markings, and pathfinding embossed flooring leading to and from the boarding platforms in addition to escalators and elevators.
  In cooperation with the Philippine Daily Inquirer, copies of the Inquirer Libre—a free, tabloid-size, Tagalog version of the Inquirer broadsheet—are available at selected LRTA stations from 6:00 am until the supply runs out.
caption: The J. Ruiz station. Platforms are located on a separate level at Line 2 stations.
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