R. Papa LRT Station

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 R. Papa 
Manila Light Rail Transit System
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Ramon Papa Station
Location 3405 Rizal Avenue Extension cor. Ramon Papa Street, Brgy. Obrero, Tondo, Manila 1013
Owned by Light Rail Transit Authority
Line(s) LRT Line 1
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code RP
History
Opened May 12, 1985
Services
Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station
toward Roosevelt
LRT-1
toward Baclaran

R. Papa LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, R. Papa station is above-ground. The station serves Tondo in Manila and is located on Rizal Avenue Extension in Barangay Obrero, Tondo. The station is named after Ramon Papa Street. The station is the first station in Rizal Avenue Extension going north and the last station in the city of Manila.

R. Papa station serves as the sixth station for LRT-1 trains headed for Baclaran and as the sixteenth station for trains headed to Roosevelt.

Nearby landmarks

The station is close to the Manila Chinese Cemetery as is the case with Abad Santos station. The station is also near St. Pancratius Chapel and the old La Loma Church in La Loma Catholic Cemetery, Barrio Obrero Elementary School and Marulas Elementary School in nearby Maypajo, Caloocan.

Transportation links

Commuters can take the many jeepneys or taxis to R. Papa station. Buses that ply the Taft Avenue route also stop near the station. Cycle rickshaws are available outside the station.

Station layout

L2
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 Chinese Cemetery


Gallery

See also


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