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{{short description|Public transport terminal in Quezon City, Philippines}}
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The '''Araneta City Bus Port (ACBP)''', also styled '''Araneta City Busport''', is a [[bus station]] in [[Quezon City]], [[Metro Manila]], the [[Philippines]]. It is currently one of two bus terminals in the [[Araneta City]] business district that link Metro Manila with the [[Provinces of the Philippines|provinces]] in the north and south of the country, including cities in the [[Visayas]] and [[Mindanao]] via the [[Philippine Nautical Highway System]].<ref name="gma">{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/metro/603129/new-araneta-center-busport-features-top-of-the-line-amenities/story |title=New Araneta Center Busport features top-of-the-line amenities |publisher=[[GMA Network]] |author=Dabu, B.R. |date=March 14, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref><ref name="inq">{{cite web|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/880684/bus-rider-robredo-graces-launch-of-modern-cubao-terminal |title=Bus rider Robredo graces launch of modern Cubao terminal |publisher=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |author=de Jesus, J.L. |date=March 14, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> The station is also a hub for buses servicing the [[Bicol Region]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/philippines/manila/transport/getting-there-away/land |title=Land transport in Manila |publisher=[[Lonely Planet]] |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> It was built in 2017 as the modern alternative to, and eventual replacement for, the adjacent Araneta City Bus Terminal, the oldest integrated bus terminal in Metro Manila, in operation since 1993.<ref name="bm">{{cite web|url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/09/26/the-new-araneta-city-rises/ |title=The New Araneta City rises |publisher=[[BusinessMirror]] |author=Garcia, L. |date=September 26, 2019 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> The busport is used by at least 19 provincial bus lines, including [[DLTBCo]], [[Ceres Transport]] and [[Philtranco]].<ref name="gma"/><ref name
The '''Araneta City Bus Port''' ('''ACBP'''), also styled '''Araneta City Busport''', is a [[bus station]] in [[Quezon City]], Philippines. The bus station is currently one of two bus terminals in the [[Araneta City]] business district that link Metro Manila with the [[Provinces of the Philippines|provinces]] in the country, including cities in the [[Luzon]] Archipelago via the [[Philippine Nautical Highway System]].<ref name="gma">{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/metro/603129/new-araneta-center-busport-features-top-of-the-line-amenities/story |title=New Araneta Center Busport features top-of-the-line amenities |publisher=[[GMA Network]] |author=Dabu, B.R. |date=March 14, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref><ref name="inq">{{cite web|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/880684/bus-rider-robredo-graces-launch-of-modern-cubao-terminal |title=Bus rider Robredo graces launch of modern Cubao terminal |publisher=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |author=de Jesus, J.L. |date=March 14, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>
Built and completed in 2017 as the modern alternative to, and eventual replacement for, the adjacent Araneta City Bus Terminal, the oldest integrated bus terminal in Metro Manila, in operation since 1993, and is also a hub for buses servicing the [[Bicol Region]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/philippines/manila/transport/getting-there-away/land |title=Land transport in Manila |publisher=[[Lonely Planet]] |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref><ref name="bm">{{cite web|url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/09/26/the-new-araneta-city-rises/ |title=The New Araneta City rises |publisher=[[BusinessMirror]] |author=Garcia, L. |date=September 26, 2019 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> The busport is used by inter-city and provincial bus lines.<ref name="gma"/><ref name="philtranco">{{cite web|url=https://www.philtranco.net/new-araneta-center-busport-ticketing-system/ |title=New Araneta Center BusPort Ticketing System |publisher=[[Philtranco]] |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> The terminal is connected to the [[LRT Line 2 (Metro Manila)|LRT Line 2]] and [[MRT Line 3 (Metro Manila)|MRT Line 3]] by a network of elevated walkways and mall connections.
<ref name="philtranco">{{cite web|url=https://www.philtranco.net/new-araneta-center-busport-ticketing-system/ |title=New Araneta Center BusPort Ticketing System |publisher=[[Philtranco]] |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> It is connected to Manila's [[Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2|Line 2]] and [[Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3|Line 3]] by a network of elevated walkways and mall connections.


== Location ==
== Location ==
[[File:0108jfBarangays P. Tuazon Boulevard San Roque Project 14 Cubao Quezon Cityfvf.jpg|thumb|General Romulo Avenue alongside [[Ali Mall]]]]
[[File:0108jfBarangays P. Tuazon Boulevard San Roque Project 14 Cubao Quezon Cityfvf.jpg|thumb|General Romulo Avenue alongside [[Ali Mall]]|alt=An intersection with a crossing pedestrian.]]
The Araneta City Bus Port is located along General Romulo Avenue on the eastern side of Araneta City within the [[barangay]] of [[Socorro, Quezon City|Socorro]], Quezon City. It occupies the ground level of Manhattan Heights, a four-tower residential condominium complex that is part of the {{convert|5.7|ha|adj=on}}, 18-tower highrise community developed by [[Megaworld Corporation]] called Manhattan Garden City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://business.inquirer.net/260320/be-at-the-center-of-it-all-at-manhattan-garden-city |title=Be at the center of it all at Manhattan Garden City |publisher=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |author=Remo, A.R. |date=November 10, 2018 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> The bus station is situated in the district of Cubao, a densely populated area north of [[Ortigas Center]] in east-central Metro Manila that has the highest density of bus terminals in the entire Manila metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/bulletin82_Article-4.pdf |title=Battling congestion in Manila: the EDSA problem |publisher=[[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]] |author=Boquet, Y. |date=December 3, 2013 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> It is directly across from [[Ali Mall]] and one block from the old Araneta bus station on Times Square Avenue.
The Araneta City Bus Port is located along General Romulo Avenue on the eastern side of Araneta City within the [[barangay]] of [[Socorro, Quezon City|Socorro]], Quezon City. It occupies the ground level of Manhattan Heights, a four-tower residential condominium complex that is part of the {{convert|5.7|ha|adj=on}}, 18-tower highrise community developed by [[Megaworld Corporation]] called [[Manhattan Gardens]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://business.inquirer.net/260320/be-at-the-center-of-it-all-at-manhattan-garden-city |title=Be at the center of it all at Manhattan Garden City |publisher=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |author=Remo, A.R. |date=November 10, 2018 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> The bus station is situated in the district of Cubao, a densely populated area north of [[Ortigas Center]] in east-central Metro Manila that has the highest density of bus terminals in the entire Manila metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/bulletin82_Article-4.pdf |title=Battling congestion in Manila: the EDSA problem |publisher=[[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]] |author=Boquet, Y. |date=December 3, 2013 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> It is directly across from [[Ali Mall]] and one block from the old Araneta bus station on Times Square Avenue.


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Old Araneta Bus Terminal.jpg|thumb|The old Araneta bus terminal on Times Square Avenue]]
[[File:Old Araneta Bus Terminal.jpg|thumb|The old Araneta bus terminal on Times Square Avenue|alt=Bus terminal with residential high-rises in the background]]
The Araneta busport sits on the original location of Metro Manila's first integrated terminal which opened in 1993.<ref name="urban">{{cite web|url=https://www.theurbanroamer.com/araneta-center-busport/ |title=Cubao's Modern Bus Terminal |publisher=The Urban Roamer |author=Aguilar, K. |date=April 2, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> In 2011, to make way for the construction of the Manhattan Heights condominium complex, the Araneta Center bus station was relocated to the old [[Rustan's]] building located on Times Square Avenue built in 1974, after the department store transferred to its new home at the then newly opened [[Gateway Mall (Quezon City)|Gateway Mall]].<ref name="urban"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/sunday-life/2016/09/25/1627056/nedy-tantoco-and-judy-araneta-roxas-hand-hand-rustans-gateway-cubao |title=Nedy Tantoco and Judy Araneta-Roxas: Hand-in-hand at Rustan’s Gateway Cubao |publisher=[[The Philippine Star]] |author=Tagabucba, M.C. |date=September 25, 2016 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> The old terminal is expected to be torn down in the future to make way for the construction of the Manhattan Plaza, the final highrise development of the Manhattan Garden City project.<ref name="urban"/>
The Araneta busport sits on the original location of Metro Manila's first integrated terminal which opened in 1993.<ref name="urban">{{cite web|url=https://www.theurbanroamer.com/araneta-center-busport/ |title=Cubao's Modern Bus Terminal |publisher=The Urban Roamer |author=Aguilar, K. |date=April 2, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> In 2011, the Araneta Center Bus Station was relocated to the old [[Rustan's]] building located on Times Square Avenue built in 1974, after the department store transferred to its new home at the newly opened [[Gateway Mall (Quezon City)|Gateway Mall]] in 2005,<ref name="urban"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/sunday-life/2016/09/25/1627056/nedy-tantoco-and-judy-araneta-roxas-hand-hand-rustans-gateway-cubao |title=Nedy Tantoco and Judy Araneta-Roxas: Hand-in-hand at hatdog Rustan's Gateway Cubao |publisher=[[The Philippine Star]] |author=Tagabucba, M.C. |date=September 25, 2016 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> to make way for the construction of the Manhattan Heights, a 4-tower condominium development, as part of the [[Manhattan Gardens]] complex. The old bus terminal is expected to be torn down in the future to make way for the construction of the Manhattan Plaza, the final highrise development of the Manhattan Gardens project.<ref name="urban"/>


The modern busport at Manhattan Heights was inaugurated as the Araneta Center Bus Port in March 2017 with Vice President [[Leni Robredo]] in attendance.<ref name="inq"/> Following the issuance of the Metro Manila Council regulation prohibiting the operation of all provincial bus terminals along [[EDSA (road)|EDSA]] in order to ease traffic congestion in Manila's main artery, the [[Metropolitan Manila Development Authority]] announced in May 2019 that the Araneta bus terminal shall be exempt from the ban.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2019/05/06/1915266/cubao-bus-terminal-stay-mmda |title=Cubao bus terminal to stay – MMDA |publisher=[[The Philippine Star]] |author=Ong, G. |date=May 6, 2019 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>
The modern busport at Manhattan Heights was inaugurated as the Araneta Center Bus Port in March 2017 with Vice President [[Leni Robredo]] in attendance.<ref name="inq"/> Following the issuance of the Metro Manila Council regulation prohibiting the operation of all provincial bus terminals along [[EDSA]] in order to ease traffic congestion in Manila's main artery, the [[Metropolitan Manila Development Authority]] announced in May 2019 that the Araneta bus terminal shall be exempt from the ban.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2019/05/06/1915266/cubao-bus-terminal-stay-mmda |title=Cubao bus terminal to stay – MMDA |publisher=[[The Philippine Star]] |author=Ong, G. |date=May 6, 2019 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>

In March 2020, the terminal was closed due the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], and served as an RT-PCR COVID-19 saliva testing site, in partnership with the [[Philippine Red Cross]], while transport services were temporarily moved to the old Araneta City Bus Station, which has 23 bays.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bworldonline.com/shopping-malls-now-host-saliva-collection-sites-for-rt-pcr-tests/|title = Shopping malls now host saliva collection sites for RT-PCR tests|date = February 22, 2021}}</ref> The old bus terminal reopened in September 2020, and has limited its operations to [[Central Luzon]], and has gradually expanded its services, while reviving previous routes within 2021 to 2022.<ref name="PROVINCIAL BUSES: List of Requirements & Terminals (To and from Metro Manila)">{{cite web |last1=Dimen |first1=Yoshke |title=PROVINCIAL BUSES: List of Requirements & Terminals (To and from Metro Manila) |url=https://www.thepoortraveler.net/provincial-bus-requirements/ |website=The Poor Traveler Itinerary Blog |date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="LTFRB opens 2 bus routes">{{cite news |last1=Servallos |first1=Neil Jayson |title=LTFRB opens 2 bus routes |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2021/12/30/2150791/ltfrb-opens-2-bus-routes |work=Philstar.com}}</ref><ref name="Laguna, Batangas buses resume services from Araneta City">{{cite news |title=Laguna, Batangas buses resume services from Araneta City |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/the-nation/2022/04/03/439868/laguna-batangas-buses-resume-services-from-araneta-city/ |work=BusinessWorld Online |date=3 April 2022}}</ref> As of 2021, the Araneta Group have no announcement for the bus port's reopening, and is currently being utilized as a parking facility.

On October 25, 2022, the Araneta Group announced that all inter-city and provincial buses will be moved out from the Araneta City Bus Station, and will relocate their operations to the Araneta Bus Port. The day after the announcement, October 26, the Araneta City Bus Port reopened its operations, and services routes within areas around [[Metro Manila]], [[Bulacan]], [[Pampanga]], [[Tabuk, Kalinga|Tabuk]], [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]], and [[Batangas]]. Presently, the Araneta City Bus Station is used to service modern jeepneys (BEEP) to and from select destinations in Quezon City, [[Pasig]], and the [[Province of Rizal]], under the Transport Equipment Aggregator and Management Inc. (1-TEAM), and other various transport cooperatives.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aranetacity.com/beep-jeep |title=Beep Jeep |publisher=Araneta City, Inc. |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/25/22/provincial-buses-at-araneta-city-terminal-to-relocate-to-new-bus-port?fbclid=IwAR0nkSh-Sp-Wyh1_h-i_GqVt6JcqSMicObVDXayblpMX01R3ZrZxx4YDY08|title=Provincial buses at Araneta City terminal to relocate to new bus port|date=October 25, 2022|website=[[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs|ABS-CBN News]]}}</ref><ref name="Beep Jeep, City Bus & Provincial Bus Schedule">{{cite web |last1=Martinez |first1=Araneta City, Jeffrey Enriquez, Denny |title=Beep Jeep, City Bus & Provincial Bus Schedule |url=https://aranetacity.com/beep-jeep |website=www.aranetacity.com}}</ref>


== Services ==
== Services ==
As of January 2020, the Araneta busport services the following routes:
As of September 2024, the Araneta City Bus Port services the following routes:


=== Provincial ===
=== Provincial ===


==== Bus ====
==== Bus ====
* ALPS The Bus & Gold Star Transport, Inc. – operate to and from three destinations in [[Batangas]], namely [[San Juan, Batangas|San Juan]], [[Batangas City]], and [[Lipa, Batangas|Lipa]].<ref name="Araneta City Bus Station">{{cite web |last1=Martinez |first1=Araneta City, Jeffrey Enriquez, Denny |title=Araneta City Bus Station |url=https://aranetacity.com/araneta-city-bus-station |website=www.aranetacity.com}}</ref>
* German Espiritu Liner Inc. - operate to and from two destinations in [[Bulacan]], namely [[Bocaue]] and [[Bulakan, Bulacan]].<ref name="Araneta City Bus Station"/>
* Goldstar Transport- operate to and from [[Lipa, Batangas]] and [[Batangas International Port]]
* [[HM Transport]] Inc. - operate to and from [[Santa Cruz, Laguna]].<ref name="Araneta City Bus Station"/>
* [[JAC Liner]] - operate to and from [[Calamba, Laguna]] and [[Lucena]], [[Quezon]]
* [[JAM Liner]] - operate to and from [[Lipa, Batangas]] and [[Lucena]], [[Quezon]]
* Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc. - operate to and from [[Baguio|Baguio City]].<ref name="Daily Buses to Baguio Are Now Available from Araneta City BusPort in Quezon City">{{cite web |title=Daily Buses to Baguio Are Now Available from Araneta City BusPort in Quezon City {{!}} Yoorekka PH |url=https://yoorekka.com/magazine/metro-manila/2024/03/07/bus-to-baguio-manila-to-baguio-bus-solid-north-baguio |website=Yoorekka Philippines |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Philippine Rabbit]] Bus Lines, Inc. - operates to and from three destinations in [[Pampanga]], namely Dau in [[Mabalacat]], [[San Fernando, Pampanga|San Fernando]], and [[Angeles City]].
* R.J. Express, Inc. - operate to and from two destinations in [[Pampanga]], namely [[San Fernando, Pampanga|San Fernando]] and [[Arayat, Pampanga|Arayat]].<ref name="Araneta City Bus Station"/>


=== Intercity ===
* Provincial Buses like Amihan, Belleza, Bobis Liner, Cagsawa Travel, JVH, Megabus, Raymond Transportation and RSL operate to and from several destinations in the Bicol Region, including [[Masbate]].
==== Bus ====


* UBE Express operates [[Premium Point-to-Point Bus Service]] to [[Manila International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://p2pbus.ph/schedules/view/araneta-center-naia-schedules |title=Araneta Center – NAIA schdules |publisher=[[Premium Point-to-Point Bus Service]] |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Araneta City Bus Station"/>
* ALPS The Bus – operate to and from several destinations in [[Batangas]], [[Bicol Region]] and [[Iloilo City]].
* Mega Manila Consortium Corporation operates 4 bus routes under the [[List of bus routes in Metro Manila|rationalized bus transit]] system, and offers buses passing to and from [[Antipolo]], [[List of bus routes in Metro Manila|bus route number 51]] bound for [[Valenzuela Gateway Complex|Valenzuela]], and [[List of bus routes in Metro Manila|bus route number 53]] bound for Pacita Complex ([[San Pedro, Laguna|San Pedro]]) respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 27, 2020|title=Resolution No. 73 Series of 2020|url=https://ltfrb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/79.-RESOLUTION-NO.073-S.2020.pdf|access-date=November 18, 2020|website=[[Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=May 27, 2020|title=Resolution No. 77 Series of 2020|url=https://ltfrb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/83.-RESOLUTION-NO.077-S.2020.pdf|access-date=November 18, 2020|website=[[Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 11, 2020|title=Resolution No. 109 Series of 2020|url=https://ltfrb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/118.-RESOLUTION-NO.109-S.2020.pdf|access-date=November 18, 2020|website=[[Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board]]}}</ref><ref name="Araneta City Bus Station"/>


==== Jeep & Shuttle Services ====
* [[Ceres Transport]] – operates provincial buses to several destinations in [[Batangas]] & parts of [[Western Visayas]], including [[Malay, Aklan|Malay]] and [[Kalibo]] in [[Aklan]], [[San Jose de Buenavista, Antique]], [[Roxas, Capiz]] and [[Iloilo City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/ceres-bus/ |title=Ceres Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>


* Araneta City, Inc. operates electric-powered city shuttles (e-shuttles, also known as Green & Go) to destinations within the Araneta City district from [[Ali Mall]] to the [[Araneta Center–Cubao station (Line 2)|LRT 2 Cubao Station Concourse]] and the [[Gateway Mall (Quezon City)|Gateway Mall 2]] Southern Entrance. The Bus Port served as the shuttle's parking garage before reopening its services in November 2022.

=== Nearby Transport Services ===
Other transport terminals are located within walking distance from the Araneta Bus Port, which includes the following:
* Traditional jeeps operate from the Araneta City Jeepney Terminal further north along General Romulo Avenue to [[Calumpang, Marikina|Calumpang]], [[Camp Crame]], Lagro, and Project 4; and in major cities and municipalities in [[Rizal (province)|Rizal]] including [[Angono]], [[Antipolo]], [[Cainta]], Silangan ([[San Mateo, Rizal|San Mateo]]), and [[Taytay, Rizal|Taytay]]. Some jeepneys going to [[Divisoria]], [[Santa Mesa|Sta. Mesa]], [[Quiapo, Manila|Quiapo]] and Remedios in [[Manila]], Parang, and SSS Village in [[Marikina]], and Cogeo, and Padilla in [[Antipolo]] operate along [[Aurora Boulevard|Aurora Blvd]] below the LRT 2-Gateway Mall Station Concourse.
* Modernized jeepneys operate from the old Araneta City Bus Terminal at Times Square Avenue to [[SM City Fairview|Fairview]], [[Novaliches]], [[Eastwood City]], Roces Avenue, and Project 4 in [[Quezon City]], Rosario and Sta. Lucia in [[Pasig City]], Parang, SSS Village, and [[Calumpang, Marikina|Calumpang]] in [[Marikina]], San Rafael, and Kasiglahan Village in [[Rodriguez, Rizal|Montalban]], Muzon in [[San Jose Del Monte]], Deparo in [[Caloocan]], Cogeo, Padilla, and [[Antipolo Cathedral]] in [[Antipolo]].
* [[UV Express]] vehicles within [[Farmers Plaza]] (both within General Roxas Avenue Terminal and Central Avenue Terminal) bound for selected areas in [[Quezon City]] ([[Novaliches]]), [[Caloocan|Northern Caloocan]] (Deparo), [[Bulacan]] ([[Malolos]]), [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]] (namely [[San Pedro, Laguna|San Pedro]], [[Santa Rosa, Laguna|Balibago,Santa Rosa]], and [[Santa Rosa, Laguna|Santa Rosa]]<ref name="Please be advised that the following UV Express Routes are now at the Center Avenue (Fronting Farmers Market):">{{cite web |title=Please be advised that the following UV Express Routes are now at the Center Avenue (Fronting Farmers Market): |url=https://www.facebook.com/AranetaCity/posts/pfbid02LNgAGA8N1DpCv9Vqs4hYfpd3hn2LCx53qdpMcM81PMvJXjfWdgQuhko8XyU3jgE7l |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>) and the [[Rizal (province)|province of Rizal]] (namely [[Rodriguez, Rizal|Rodriguez]], Cogeo/Padilla, and [[Antipolo]]).
* Farmers Plaza Bus Stop serving buses under the old route 9 (now route [[List of bus routes in Metro Manila|3]] bound for Robinsons [[Antipolo]]) and [[List of bus routes in Metro Manila|bus route number 61]] bound for [[Dasmariñas City|Dasmariñas]] also terminates in this bus stop.
* [[MRT Line 3 (Metro Manila)|MRT Line 3]] ([[Araneta Center–Cubao station (Line 3)|Araneta Center–Cubao station]])
* [[LRT Line 2]] ([[Araneta Center–Cubao station (Line 2)|Araneta Center–Cubao station]])

===Suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic===
The following bus companies moved out from the Araneta City Bus Station primarily due to declining ridership due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and caused bus companies to shift their operations within their own terminals within Cubao until 2023, or moved most of their operations to the [[Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange]]:

* ALPS The Bus – originally serving several destinations within [[Batangas]], [[Bicol Region]] and [[Iloilo City]].
* [[Ceres Transport]] – operates provincial buses to several destinations in Batangas & parts of [[Western Visayas]], including [[Malay, Aklan|Malay]] and [[Kalibo]] in [[Aklan]], [[San Jose de Buenavista, Antique]], [[Roxas, Capiz]] and [[Iloilo City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/ceres-bus/ |title=Ceres Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>
* CUL Transport – services the routes to [[Sorsogon]], [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]] and [[Southern Leyte]] including [[Sorsogon City]], [[Tacloban]], [[Ormoc]], [[Baybay]] and [[Maasin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/cul-bus-transport/ |title=DLTB Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>
* CUL Transport – services the routes to [[Sorsogon]], [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]] and [[Southern Leyte]] including [[Sorsogon City]], [[Tacloban]], [[Ormoc]], [[Baybay]] and [[Maasin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/cul-bus-transport/ |title=DLTB Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>

* Diamond Bus – operates to and from select destinations in [[Samar (province)|Samar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/diamond-bus/ |title=Diamond Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>
* Diamond Bus – operates to and from select destinations in [[Samar (province)|Samar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/diamond-bus/ |title=Diamond Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>

* [[DLTBCo]] – operates provincial buses to and from the following destinations in the [[Bicol Region]] and [[Eastern Visayas]]: [[Legazpi, Albay|Legazpi]], [[Daet]], [[Ormoc]], [[Borongan]] and [[Catarman, Northern Samar|Catarman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/dltb-bus/ |title=DLTB Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>
* [[DLTBCo]] – operates provincial buses to and from the following destinations in the [[Bicol Region]] and [[Eastern Visayas]]: [[Legazpi, Albay|Legazpi]], [[Daet]], [[Ormoc]], [[Borongan]] and [[Catarman, Northern Samar|Catarman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/dltb-bus/ |title=DLTB Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>
* Elavil Bus Company – operates provincial buses to several destinations in [[Northern Samar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/elavil-bus/ |title=Elavil Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>

* Elavil Bus Company – operates provincial buses to several destinations in [[Northern Samar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/elavil-bus/ |title=Elavil Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>

* [[Philtranco]] – serves the terminal on its route to several destinations in the Bicol Region via its main terminal in [[Pasay]].<ref name="philtranco"/>
* [[Philtranco]] – serves the terminal on its route to several destinations in the Bicol Region via its main terminal in [[Pasay]].<ref name="philtranco"/>
* Silver Star Shuttle & Tours – operates bus services to and from [[Samar (province)|Samar]], [[Eastern Samar]], [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]] and [[Bohol]], including [[Calbayog]], [[Catbalogan]], [[Guiuan]], [[Tacloban]] and [[Tagbilaran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/silver-star-bus/ |title=Silver Star Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>

* Provincial Buses like Amihan, Belleza, Bobis Liner, Cagsawa Travel, JVH, Megabus, Raymond Transportation and RSL operate to and from several destinations in the Bicol Region.
* Silver Star Shuttle & Tours – operates bus services to and from [[Samar (province)|Samar]], [[Eastern Samar]], [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]] and [[Bohol]], including [[Calbayog]], [[Catbalogan]], [[Guiuan]], [[Tacloban]] and [[Tagbilaran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/silver-star-bus/ |title=Silver Star Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>
* Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc. – runs several routes from Araneta City Bus Port to destinations in [[Pampanga]], [[Tarlac]], [[Pangasinan]], and [[Baguio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/solid-north-transit/ |title=Solid North Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> destinations in the Bicol Region, including [[Masbate]].

* ES Transport - operate to and from destinations in [[Cabanatuan]] and [[Tabuk, Kalinga|Tabuk]].
* Solid North Transit – runs several routes from Araneta City Bus Port to destinations in [[Pampanga]], [[Tarlac]] and [[Pangasinan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phbus.com/solid-north-transit/ |title=Solid North Bus |publisher=PHBus Co. Ltd. |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>
* [[HM Transport]] Inc. - operate to and from three destinations in [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]], namely [[Calamba, Laguna|Calamba]], [[Los Baños, Laguna|Los Baños]], and [[Pansol]].<ref name="Araneta City Bus Station"/>

=== Intercity ===

==== Bus ====

* UBE Express operates [[Premium Point-to-Point Bus Service]] to the [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://p2pbus.ph/schedules/view/araneta-center-naia-schedules |title=Araneta Center – NAIA schdules |publisher=[[Premium Point-to-Point Bus Service]] |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>
* Mega Manila Consortium Corporation operates bus routes 8, 9, and 10 of the [[List of bus routes in Metro Manila|rationalized bus transit]] to and from [[Rodriguez, Rizal|Montalban]], [[Antipolo]], and Doroteo Jose Street ([[Santa Cruz, Manila|Santa Cruz]], [[Manila]]), respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 27, 2020|title=Resolution No. 73 Series of 2020|url=https://ltfrb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/79.-RESOLUTION-NO.073-S.2020.pdf|access-date=November 18, 2020|website=[[Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=May 27, 2020|title=Resolution No. 77 Series of 2020|url=https://ltfrb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/83.-RESOLUTION-NO.077-S.2020.pdf|access-date=November 18, 2020|website=[[Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 11, 2020|title=Resolution No. 109 Series of 2020|url=https://ltfrb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/118.-RESOLUTION-NO.109-S.2020.pdf|access-date=November 18, 2020|website=[[Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board]]}}</ref>

==== Jeep ====

* Araneta City, Inc. operates electric-powered city shuttles (e-shuttles, also known as Green & Go) to destinations within the Araneta City district.

* Transport Equipment Aggregator and Management Inc (1-TEAM) operates modern jeepneys (BEEP) to and from select destinations in Quezon City such as Lagro, North Fairview, Diliman, Philcoa and Tandang Sora.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aranetacity.com/beep-jeep |title=Beep Jeep |publisher=Araneta City, Inc. |access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>

* Traditional jeeps operate from the Araneta City Jeepney Terminal further north along General Romulo Avenue to [[Calumpang, Marikina|Calumpang]], Lagro, Libis, [[SM City Fairview]], Litex Manggahan and Projects 2 and 3, Quezon City


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Araneta City Bus Port
The bus port entrance from General Romulo Avenue
General information
Location160 General Romulo Avenue, Quezon City, Metro Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°37′15″N 121°3′26″E / 14.62083°N 121.05722°E / 14.62083; 121.05722
Owned byAraneta City, Inc.
Operated byAraneta City, Inc.
Bus stands19 bays[1]
Bus operators
  • ALPS The Bus
  • German Espiritu Liner Inc.
  • German Espiritu Liner
  • Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc.
  • R.J. Express
  • UBE Express
ConnectionsTransfers to intercity and provincial buses, jeepneys, and UV Express
Metro interchange Araneta Center-Cubao
Metro interchange 3 Araneta Center-Cubao
Bus interchange  51   53  Farmers Plaza
Bus interchange  1  Cubao
Future:
 E  Cubao
Construction
Structure typeSurface building
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)[2]
Previous namesAraneta Center Bus Port
Passengers
6,000-12,000[1]
Location
Map

The Araneta City Bus Port (ACBP), also styled Araneta City Busport, is a bus station in Quezon City, Philippines. The bus station is currently one of two bus terminals in the Araneta City business district that link Metro Manila with the provinces in the country, including cities in the Luzon Archipelago via the Philippine Nautical Highway System.[2][3]

Built and completed in 2017 as the modern alternative to, and eventual replacement for, the adjacent Araneta City Bus Terminal, the oldest integrated bus terminal in Metro Manila, in operation since 1993, and is also a hub for buses servicing the Bicol Region.[4][5] The busport is used by inter-city and provincial bus lines.[2][6] The terminal is connected to the LRT Line 2 and MRT Line 3 by a network of elevated walkways and mall connections.

Location

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An intersection with a crossing pedestrian.
General Romulo Avenue alongside Ali Mall

The Araneta City Bus Port is located along General Romulo Avenue on the eastern side of Araneta City within the barangay of Socorro, Quezon City. It occupies the ground level of Manhattan Heights, a four-tower residential condominium complex that is part of the 5.7-hectare (14-acre), 18-tower highrise community developed by Megaworld Corporation called Manhattan Gardens.[7] The bus station is situated in the district of Cubao, a densely populated area north of Ortigas Center in east-central Metro Manila that has the highest density of bus terminals in the entire Manila metropolitan area.[8] It is directly across from Ali Mall and one block from the old Araneta bus station on Times Square Avenue.

History

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Bus terminal with residential high-rises in the background
The old Araneta bus terminal on Times Square Avenue

The Araneta busport sits on the original location of Metro Manila's first integrated terminal which opened in 1993.[9] In 2011, the Araneta Center Bus Station was relocated to the old Rustan's building located on Times Square Avenue built in 1974, after the department store transferred to its new home at the newly opened Gateway Mall in 2005,[9][10] to make way for the construction of the Manhattan Heights, a 4-tower condominium development, as part of the Manhattan Gardens complex. The old bus terminal is expected to be torn down in the future to make way for the construction of the Manhattan Plaza, the final highrise development of the Manhattan Gardens project.[9]

The modern busport at Manhattan Heights was inaugurated as the Araneta Center Bus Port in March 2017 with Vice President Leni Robredo in attendance.[3] Following the issuance of the Metro Manila Council regulation prohibiting the operation of all provincial bus terminals along EDSA in order to ease traffic congestion in Manila's main artery, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced in May 2019 that the Araneta bus terminal shall be exempt from the ban.[11]

In March 2020, the terminal was closed due the COVID-19 pandemic, and served as an RT-PCR COVID-19 saliva testing site, in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross, while transport services were temporarily moved to the old Araneta City Bus Station, which has 23 bays.[12] The old bus terminal reopened in September 2020, and has limited its operations to Central Luzon, and has gradually expanded its services, while reviving previous routes within 2021 to 2022.[13][14][15] As of 2021, the Araneta Group have no announcement for the bus port's reopening, and is currently being utilized as a parking facility.

On October 25, 2022, the Araneta Group announced that all inter-city and provincial buses will be moved out from the Araneta City Bus Station, and will relocate their operations to the Araneta Bus Port. The day after the announcement, October 26, the Araneta City Bus Port reopened its operations, and services routes within areas around Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tabuk, Laguna, and Batangas. Presently, the Araneta City Bus Station is used to service modern jeepneys (BEEP) to and from select destinations in Quezon City, Pasig, and the Province of Rizal, under the Transport Equipment Aggregator and Management Inc. (1-TEAM), and other various transport cooperatives.[16][17][18]

Services

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As of September 2024, the Araneta City Bus Port services the following routes:

Provincial

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Bus

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Intercity

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Bus

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Jeep & Shuttle Services

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  • Araneta City, Inc. operates electric-powered city shuttles (e-shuttles, also known as Green & Go) to destinations within the Araneta City district from Ali Mall to the LRT 2 Cubao Station Concourse and the Gateway Mall 2 Southern Entrance. The Bus Port served as the shuttle's parking garage before reopening its services in November 2022.

Nearby Transport Services

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Other transport terminals are located within walking distance from the Araneta Bus Port, which includes the following:

Suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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The following bus companies moved out from the Araneta City Bus Station primarily due to declining ridership due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and caused bus companies to shift their operations within their own terminals within Cubao until 2023, or moved most of their operations to the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Araneta City Busport". Araneta City, Inc. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Dabu, B.R. (March 14, 2017). "New Araneta Center Busport features top-of-the-line amenities". GMA Network. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  3. ^ a b de Jesus, J.L. (March 14, 2017). "Bus rider Robredo graces launch of modern Cubao terminal". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Land transport in Manila". Lonely Planet. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Garcia, L. (September 26, 2019). "The New Araneta City rises". BusinessMirror. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "New Araneta Center BusPort Ticketing System". Philtranco. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Remo, A.R. (November 10, 2018). "Be at the center of it all at Manhattan Garden City". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Boquet, Y. (December 3, 2013). "Battling congestion in Manila: the EDSA problem" (PDF). United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c Aguilar, K. (April 2, 2017). "Cubao's Modern Bus Terminal". The Urban Roamer. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  10. ^ Tagabucba, M.C. (September 25, 2016). "Nedy Tantoco and Judy Araneta-Roxas: Hand-in-hand at hatdog Rustan's Gateway Cubao". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  11. ^ Ong, G. (May 6, 2019). "Cubao bus terminal to stay – MMDA". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  12. ^ "Shopping malls now host saliva collection sites for RT-PCR tests". February 22, 2021.
  13. ^ Dimen, Yoshke (September 27, 2020). "PROVINCIAL BUSES: List of Requirements & Terminals (To and from Metro Manila)". The Poor Traveler Itinerary Blog.
  14. ^ Servallos, Neil Jayson. "LTFRB opens 2 bus routes". Philstar.com.
  15. ^ "Laguna, Batangas buses resume services from Araneta City". BusinessWorld Online. April 3, 2022.
  16. ^ "Beep Jeep". Araneta City, Inc. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  17. ^ "Provincial buses at Araneta City terminal to relocate to new bus port". ABS-CBN News. October 25, 2022.
  18. ^ Martinez, Araneta City, Jeffrey Enriquez, Denny. "Beep Jeep, City Bus & Provincial Bus Schedule". www.aranetacity.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ a b c d e f g Martinez, Araneta City, Jeffrey Enriquez, Denny. "Araneta City Bus Station". www.aranetacity.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ "Daily Buses to Baguio Are Now Available from Araneta City BusPort in Quezon City | Yoorekka PH". Yoorekka Philippines.
  21. ^ "Araneta Center – NAIA schdules". Premium Point-to-Point Bus Service. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  22. ^ "Resolution No. 73 Series of 2020" (PDF). Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. May 27, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  23. ^ "Resolution No. 77 Series of 2020" (PDF). Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. May 27, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  24. ^ "Resolution No. 109 Series of 2020" (PDF). Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. June 11, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  25. ^ "Please be advised that the following UV Express Routes are now at the Center Avenue (Fronting Farmers Market):". www.facebook.com.
  26. ^ "Ceres Bus". PHBus Co. Ltd. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  27. ^ "DLTB Bus". PHBus Co. Ltd. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  28. ^ "Diamond Bus". PHBus Co. Ltd. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  29. ^ "DLTB Bus". PHBus Co. Ltd. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  30. ^ "Elavil Bus". PHBus Co. Ltd. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  31. ^ "Silver Star Bus". PHBus Co. Ltd. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  32. ^ "Solid North Bus". PHBus Co. Ltd. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
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