Balintawak LRT station
Balintawak | |||||||||||
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| Manila Light Rail Transit System | |||||||||||
 Balintawak station | |||||||||||
| Location | 1179 Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Brgy. Apolonio Samson, Balintawak, Quezon City 1106 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department of Transportation and Communications Light Rail Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | LRT Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Overpass | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | BW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | March 22, 2010 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Balintawak LRT station is a station on the Manila LRT Line 1, and has been constructed during the Line 1 North Extension Project. It opened on March 22, 2010. This station, along with the proposed Malvar station will serve passengers going to and from the northern parts of Luzon using the North Luzon Expressway.
Balintawak is one of two LRT stations serving Quezon City, the other one is Roosevelt. It is the second station for trains headed to Baclaran, the nineteenth station for trains headed to Roosevelt.
The station is located in Barangay Balingasa (Balintawak) in front of the Balintawak Market, and near the Quezon City - Caloocan City boundary. It is located near A. Bonifacio Avenue and North Luzon Expressway (NLEx).
Contents
1 Nearby landmarks
2 Transportation links
3 Station layout
4 Gallery
5 See also
Nearby landmarks
Nearest landmarks include the Balintawak Market, the Balintawak Interchange, the Cry of Pugad Lawin Monument, St. Joseph the Worker Parish Church, Wilcon Builders Depot and Balintawak Home Depot.
It also serves Ayala Malls Cloverleaf, located at The Cloverleaf estate. Although it lies some distance from the station, a shuttle service ferries commuters from the station to the mall and vice versa.
Transportation links
There are several city and provincial buses plying north of Metro Manila like Victory Liner, Baliwag Transit, CEM Trans Services.
Station layout
L3 Platforms | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Platform A | ← LRT Line 1 towards Roosevelt | |
| Platform B | → LRT Line 1 towards Baclaran → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
L2 | Concourse | Faregates, Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops |
L1 | Street Level | Balintawak Public Market Ayala Malls Cloverleaf |
Gallery
Overview of Balintawak from the Station
See also
- List of rail transit stations in Metro Manila
- Manila Light Rail Transit System
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Coordinates: 14°39′26.44″N 121°0′14.26″E / 14.6573444°N 121.0039611°E / 14.6573444; 121.0039611
