Buendia station (MRT): Difference between revisions

Location
	Buendia Location in Metro Manila Buendia Location in Luzon Buendia Location in the Philippines

Buendia
3
Buendia 3
General information
Location	EDSA, Forbes Park & Urdaneta ; Makati, Metro Manila; Philippines
Owned by	Metro Rail Transit Corporation
Operated by	Department of Transportation
Line(s)	MRT Line 3
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	E Buendia
Construction
Structure type	Concourse level: Elevated; Platform level: Underground
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle racks (Northbound entrance)
Accessible	Concourse: All entrances; Platforms: All platforms
Other information
Station code	BU
History
Opened	December 15, 1999
Services
Location
Location
	Buendia Location in Metro Manila Buendia Location in Luzon Buendia Location in the Philippines

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 04:14, 17 November 2024

Buendia station is an underground Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station located on the MRT Line 3 (MRT-3) system in Makati. It is one of two underground stations that can be found on the line, the other being Ayala. The station lies near the EDSA–Kalayaan Flyover and Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia Avenue) in Makati.

It is the tenth station for trains headed to Taft Avenue and the fourth station for trains headed to North Avenue. It is the second to the last station south of the Pasig River and is also the last underground station in the line before the line goes above ground at Guadalupe station. It is one of five stations on the line where passengers can catch a train going in the opposite direction without paying a new fare due to the station's layout. The other four stations are Araneta Center–Cubao, Shaw Boulevard, Boni, Ayala, and Taft Avenue. Excluding Araneta Center–Cubao station, it is also one of four stations on the line with its concourse level located above the platform.

History

Buendia station was opened on December 15, 1999, as part of MRT's initial section from this station to North Avenue.^[1] It served as the line's southern terminus until Taft Avenue station and two intermediate stations in Makati opened on July 20, 2000.^[2]

Nearby landmarks

The station serves the Makati Central Business District and is the nearest station to the Department of Trade and Industry offices; as well as the headquarters of major banks like Development Bank of the Philippines and Banco de Oro. Several business process outsourcing (BPO) buildings line the avenue right outside the station including those of SM Cyberzone. The famous Makati Avenue and Jupiter Street entertainment districts, as well as Century City, can also be accessed from this station via taxi or jeepneys. Posh residential subdivisions such as Forbes Park, Bel-Air, and Urdaneta Villages are found in the vicinity of the station.

Transportation links

The station has jeepneys, buses, and taxicabs outside the station. Jeepneys that ply the area of station head along Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) for western Makati, the Central Business District, and Pasay. The Buendia station of EDSA Carousel, located along EDSA, is interconnected to the MRT station through a pedestrian footbridge.^[3] eSakay, an electric jeepney, also plies the station and is bound for Circuit Makati and Mandaluyong City Hall.^[4]

References

^ "Miracle rail project to rid Edsa of jams". New Straits Times. The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd. December 15, 1999. Retrieved January 21, 2014 – via Google News Archive.
^ "MRT 3 Fully Completed; Inauguration, Turnover Set on July 20". Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. July 16, 2000. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021.
^ "EDSA Busway commuters can now use the newly opened Buendia Station". Top Gear Philippines. November 22, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ Laurel, Drei (January 18, 2019). "There's a new e-jeepney route from Makati to Mandaluyong". Top Gear Philippines. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

14°33′15.13″N 121°02′02.74″E / 14.5542028°N 121.0340944°E / 14.5542028; 121.0340944

[inauguration-1] "Miracle rail project to rid Edsa of jams". New Straits Times. The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd. December 15, 1999. Retrieved January 21, 2014 – via Google News Archive.

[finalopening-2] "MRT 3 Fully Completed; Inauguration, Turnover Set on July 20". Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. July 16, 2000. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021.

[3] "EDSA Busway commuters can now use the newly opened Buendia Station". Top Gear Philippines. November 22, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[4] Laurel, Drei (January 18, 2019). "There's a new e-jeepney route from Makati to Mandaluyong". Top Gear Philippines. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
  | type=
  | symbol = 3 | symbol_location = manila
- | map_type = Manila
+ | map_type = Metro Manila#Luzon mainland#Philippines
- | map_caption = Location within Metro Manila
+ | map_caption = Location in [[Metro Manila]]##Location in [[Luzon]]##Location in the Philippines
  | image= MRT-3 Buendia Station Platform 1.jpg
  | image_caption=
@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
  | country = [[Philippines]]
  | line={{rail color box|system=Manila MRT|line=3|inline=yes}}
- | other= {{RouteBox|E|EDSA Carousel|#FF0000|white}} Buendia
+ | other= {{rint|bus|rapid}} {{RouteBox|E|EDSA Carousel|#FF0000|white}} Buendia
  | structure='''Concourse level:''' Elevated<br> '''Platform level:''' Underground
  | platform=2 (1 [[island platform|island]])
@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
  | rebuilt=
  | services={{Adjacent stations|system=Manila MRT|line1=3|left1=Guadalupe|right1=Ayala}}
- | disabled='''Concourse:''' All entrances<br>'''Platforms:''' All platforms
+ | accessible='''Concourse:''' All entrances<br>'''Platforms:''' All platforms
  | code=BU
  | owned=[[Metro Rail Transit Corporation]]
@@ Line 32: / Line 32: @@
  | map=
 }}
-'''Buendia station''' is an underground [[Manila Metro Rail Transit System|Manila Metro Rail Transit]] (MRT) station situated on [[MRT Line 3 (Metro Manila)|Line 3]]. It is one of two underground stations that can be found on the line, the other being [[Ayala station|Ayala]]. The station lies near the [[Kalayaan Flyover|EDSA–Kalayaan Flyover]] and [[Gil Puyat Avenue]] (Buendia Avenue) in [[Makati]].
+'''Buendia station''' is an underground [[Manila Metro Rail Transit System|Metro Rail Transit]] (MRT) station located on the [[MRT Line 3 (Metro Manila)|MRT Line 3]] (MRT-3) system in [[Makati]]. It is one of two underground stations that can be found on the line, the other being [[Ayala station|Ayala]]. The station lies near the [[Kalayaan Flyover|EDSA–Kalayaan Flyover]] and [[Gil Puyat Avenue]] (Buendia Avenue) in [[Makati]].
-It is the tenth station for trains headed to [[Taft Avenue station|Taft Avenue]] and the fourth station for trains headed to [[North Avenue station (MRT)|North Avenue]]. It is the second to the last station south of the [[Pasig River]] and is also the last underground station in the line before the line goes above ground at [[Guadalupe station (MRT)|Guadalupe station]]. It is one of five stations on the line where passengers can catch a train going in the opposite direction without paying a new fare due to the station's layout. The other four stations are [[Araneta Center–Cubao station (MRT)|Araneta Center-Cubao]], [[Shaw Boulevard station|Shaw Boulevard]], [[Boni station|Boni]], [[Ayala station|Ayala]], and [[Taft Avenue station|Taft Avenue]]. Excluding Araneta Center-Cubao station, it is also one of four stations on the line with its concourse level located above the platform.
+It is the tenth station for trains headed to [[Taft Avenue station|Taft Avenue]] and the fourth station for trains headed to [[North Avenue station (MRT)|North Avenue]]. It is the second to the last station south of the [[Pasig River]] and is also the last underground station in the line before the line goes above ground at [[Guadalupe station (MRT)|Guadalupe station]]. It is one of five stations on the line where passengers can catch a train going in the opposite direction without paying a new fare due to the station's layout. The other four stations are [[Araneta Center–Cubao station (MRT)|Araneta Center–Cubao]], [[Shaw Boulevard station|Shaw Boulevard]], [[Boni station|Boni]], [[Ayala station|Ayala]], and [[Taft Avenue station|Taft Avenue]]. Excluding Araneta Center–Cubao station, it is also one of four stations on the line with its concourse level located above the platform.
+==History==
+Buendia station was opened on December 15, 1999, as part of MRT's initial section from this station to {{stn|North Avenue|3=MRT}}.<ref name="inauguration">{{cite news |title=Miracle rail project to rid Edsa of jams |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19991215&id=801OAAAAIBAJ&pg=2667,3110141 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |publisher=[[New Straits Times Press|The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd.]] |date=December 15, 1999 |access-date=January 21, 2014 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref> It served as the line's southern terminus until {{stn|Taft Avenue}} station and two intermediate stations in Makati opened on July 20, 2000.<ref name="finalopening">{{cite news |title=MRT 3 Fully Completed; Inauguration, Turnover Set on July 20 |date=July 16, 2000 |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-63559112 |work=[[Manila Bulletin]] |publisher=Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation |archive-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713092754/https://www.gale.com/databases/questia  }}</ref>
 ==Nearby landmarks==
-The station serves the [[Makati Central Business District]] and is the nearest station to the [[Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines)|Department of Trade and Industry]] and [[Department of Energy (Philippines)]] offices; as well as the headquarters of major banks like [[Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company]], [[Development Bank of the Philippines]], and [[Banco de Oro]]. Several [[business process outsourcing]] (BPO) buildings line the avenue right outside the station including those of SM Cyberzone. The famous [[Makati Avenue]] and Jupiter Street entertainment districts, as well as [[Century City, Makati|Century City]], can also be accessed from this station via taxi or jeepneys. Posh residential subdivisions such as [[Forbes Park, Makati|Forbes Park]], [[Bel-Air, Makati|Bel-Air]], and Urdaneta Villages are found in the vicinity of the station.
+The station serves the [[Makati Central Business District]] and is the nearest station to the [[Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines)|Department of Trade and Industry]] offices; as well as the headquarters of major banks like [[Development Bank of the Philippines]] and [[Banco de Oro]]. Several [[business process outsourcing]] (BPO) buildings line the avenue right outside the station including those of SM Cyberzone. The famous [[Makati Avenue]] and Jupiter Street entertainment districts, as well as [[Century City, Makati|Century City]], can also be accessed from this station via taxi or jeepneys. Posh residential subdivisions such as [[Forbes Park, Makati|Forbes Park]], [[Bel-Air, Makati|Bel-Air]], and Urdaneta Villages are found in the vicinity of the station.
 ==Transportation links==
-The station has [[jeepneys]], [[buses]], and [[taxicabs]] outside the station. Jeepneys that leave from the station head along Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) for western [[Makati]], the [[Makati Central Business District|Central Business District]], and [[Pasay]]. The Buendia station of [[EDSA Carousel]], located along EDSA, is interconnected to the MRT station through a pedestrian footbridge.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 22, 2021|title=EDSA Busway commuters can now use the newly opened Buendia Station|url=https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/motoring-news/edsa-busway-buendia-station-a2619-20211122|work=Top Gear Philippines |access-date=February 20, 2022 }}</ref> eSakay, an electric jeepney, also plies the station and is bound for [[Circuit Makati]] and [[Mandaluyong]] City Hall.<ref>{{cite news |last=Laurel |first=Drei |date=January 18, 2019 |title=There’s a new e-jeepney route from Makati to Mandaluyong |url=https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/motoring-news/e-jeepney-makati-mandaluyong-a962-20190118 |work=Top Gear Philippines |access-date=May 15, 2020 }}</ref>
+The station has [[jeepneys]], [[buses]], and [[taxicabs]] outside the station. Jeepneys that ply the area of station head along Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) for western [[Makati]], the [[Makati Central Business District|Central Business District]], and [[Pasay]]. The Buendia station of [[EDSA Carousel]], located along EDSA, is interconnected to the MRT station through a pedestrian footbridge.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 22, 2021|title=EDSA Busway commuters can now use the newly opened Buendia Station|url=https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/motoring-news/edsa-busway-buendia-station-a2619-20211122|work=Top Gear Philippines |access-date=February 20, 2022 }}</ref> eSakay, an electric jeepney, also plies the station and is bound for [[Circuit Makati]] and [[Mandaluyong]] City Hall.<ref>{{cite news |last=Laurel |first=Drei |date=January 18, 2019 |title=There’s a new e-jeepney route from Makati to Mandaluyong |url=https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/motoring-news/e-jeepney-makati-mandaluyong-a962-20190118 |work=Top Gear Philippines |access-date=May 15, 2020 }}</ref>
+<!--
 ==Operating Schedule==
@@ Line 54: / Line 57: @@
 '''Buendia'''
-Araneta Center-Cubao
+Araneta Center–Cubao
 Kamuning
@@ Line 88: / Line 91: @@
 |3S
 |North Avenue (terminus)
-Araneta Center-Cubao
+Araneta Center–Cubao
 '''Buendia'''
@@ Line 97: / Line 100: @@
 Taft Avenue (terminus)
-|}
+|} -->
 ==See also==
@@ Line 109: / Line 112: @@
 {{SRTS}}
 {{Makati CBD}}
-{{coord|14|33|15.13|N|121|02|02.74|E|type:landmark|display=title}}
+{{coord|14|33|15.13|N|121|02|02.74|E|dim:30_region:PH_type:railwaystation|display=title}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Buendia station (MRT)}}
 [[Category:Manila Metro Rail Transit System stations]]
-[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1999]]
 [[Category:Buildings and structures in Makati]]
 [[Category:Makati Central Business District]]
-[[Category:1999 establishments in the Philippines]]
+[[Category:Railway stations in the Philippines opened in 1999]]