Gilmore LRT Station

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 Gilmore 
Manila Light Rail Transit System
File:MRT-2 Gilmore Station.jpg
Gilmore Station
Location Aurora Boulevard cor Gilmore Avenue, Brgy. Mariana, New Manila, Quezon City
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Owned by Department of Transportation and Communications
Light Rail Transit Authority
Line(s) LRT Line 2
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Overpass
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code GI
History
Opened April 5, 2004
Services
Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station
toward Santolan
LRT-2
toward Recto

Gilmore LRT Station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2 (LRT-2) in the Philippines. Gilmore station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in New Manila in Quezon City and is named because of its location near Gilmore Avenue.

The station is the sixth station for trains headed to Santolan and also the sixth station for trains headed to Recto. It is named after Eugene Allen Gilmore, an American Governor-General of the Philippines.[1]

Nearby landmarks

The most recognizable landmarks closest to the station are SYKES Asia, Inc. (K-Pointe site), Saint Paul University Quezon City, Aurora Garden Plaza, Gilmore I.T. Center, and Robinsons Magnolia. Gilmore LRT Station is also the closest station for passengers heading to Saint Joseph's College, St. Luke's Medical Center, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Broadway Centrum where GMA Network's noontime shows, Eat Bulaga! is held, and Trinity University of Asia, formerly Trinity College of Quezon City. San Juan City and Greenhills Shopping Center are also accessible from this station, as Gilmore connects with Sen. Jose O. Vera Street (more popularly known as Granada Street) leading to Ortigas Avenue where Xavier School and Immaculate Conception Academy are also located.

Transportation links

Buses, taxis, jeepneys, tricycles, and cycle rickshaws can be used for onward journeys.

Station layout

L3
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform A LRT Line 2 towards Santolan
Platform B LRT Line 2 towards Recto
Side platform, doors will open on the right
L2 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Shops
L1 Street Level Saint Paul University Quezon City, SYKES Asia (K-Pointe site), Princeton Residences, Aurora Garden Plaza, Gilmore I.T. Center

See also

References

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