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Baclaran station

Train station in Pasay, Philippines

Summary

Train station in Pasay, Philippines

Field	Value
name	Baclaran
symbol	1
symbol_location	manila
map_type	Metro Manila#Luzon mainland#Philippines
map_caption	Location in Metro Manila##Location in Luzon##Location in the Philippines
address	Taft Avenue Extension, Santo Niño
Pasay, Metro Manila,
country	Philippines
line
structure	Elevated
platform	3 (1 side, 1 island)
tracks	3
opened
services
former	South Terminal ()
code
owned	Department of Transportation – Light Rail Transit Authority
operator	Light Rail Manila Corporation

LRT1 Baclaran station and 1000 class.jpg Pasay, Metro Manila, Baclaran station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Pasay. Situated on the last stretches of Taft Avenue right at the border with Baclaran, Parañaque. The station is named after the famous shopping district of the same name, which is located on the borders of the cities of Pasay and Parañaque. Opened in 1984, the station served as the line's initial southern terminus, historically known as South Terminal, until Phase 1 of the Cavite Extension was opened in 2024.

The station is the sixth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr. and the twentieth station for trains headed to Dr. Santos. Baclaran is one of the four LRT-1 stations serving Pasay; the others are Gil Puyat, Libertad, and EDSA. The line's depot is located near the station.

The terminal is near one of the country's most famous landmarks, the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, widely known as the Baclaran Church. It is also near numerous dry goods and flea markets (tiangges), selling everything from clothes and electronics to home decorations and traditional medicine. It is also interconnected to adjacent shopping malls such as MyMall and Baclaran LRT Shopping Mall.

Transportation links

Baclaran station is a major transportation hub, with many buses and jeepneys terminating here. Buses coming from the terminal usually head to points south of Manila and the province of Cavite. Jeepneys that stop here usually go to various destinations in Metro Manila (Las Piñas, Parañaque, and Muntinlupa to the south; Manila, Pasay, Quezon City, and Caloocan to the north) and the province of Cavite. Taxis also ply for hire near the station, with dedicated taxis available for passengers heading to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, which is only about 2 km from the station. Cycle rickshaws (pedicabs) and tricycles can also be used to navigate the interior streets of Baclaran and Santo Niño in Pasay from the station.

Incidents

January 3, 2008: A fire blazed at a shopping mall in Baclaran around 5 a.m. PST. Windy weather fanned the flames and brought smoke to the Baclaran terminal up to the next station at EDSA.
August 11, 2008: A fire blazed in Baclaran Terminal Plaza Mall near the station. This was resumed on August 13.
April 13, 2023: A malfunction occurred at the station, causing LRT Line 1 to go on limited operations from Gil Puyat to Roosevelt beginning at 1:40 p.m PST.

Gallery

File:Entrance to LRT 1 Baclaran Station, Parañaque City.jpg|Entrance Baclaran LRT Shopping Mall, Parañaque City.jpg|Station's link with Baclaran LRT Shopping Mall

References

(October 1985). "The LRT as a Component of Metro Manila's Transport Systems". School of Urban and Regional Planning, [[University of the Philippines]].
Bajo, Anna Felicia. (November 7, 2024). "LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1 partial opening this November —DOTR". GMA Integrated News.
Olchondra, Riza T.. (January 3, 2008). "LRT sustains damage, loses rider revenue from mall fire". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
(August 13, 2008). "LRT Baclaran terminal resumes operation; mall fire 'under control'". GMA News and Public Affairs.
Villanueva, Rhodina. "Pasay fire still rages after 48 hours".
Untalan, Sherylin. (April 13, 2023). "LRT-1 to go on limited operations after a malfunction at Baclaran station". GMA Integrated News.

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