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Buendia
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Buendia 3
General information
Location	EDSA, 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
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Buendia station is an underground Manila Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station situated on Line 3. 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 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.

Nearby landmarks

The station serves the Makati Central Business District and is the nearest station to the 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, 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 leave from the 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.^[1] eSakay, an electric jeepney, also plies the station and is bound for Circuit Makati and Mandaluyong City Hall.^[2]

Operating Schedule

Express Train Service

Note: This service was discontinued in 2014.

Code	Stations Covered
3N	Taft Avenue (terminus) Buendia Araneta Center-Cubao Kamuning Quezon Avenue North Avenue (terminus)
1S	North Avenue (terminus) Quezon Avenue Buendia Ayala Magallanes Taft Avenue (terminus)
2S	North Avenue (terminus) Kamuning Buendia Ayala Magallanes Taft Avenue (terminus)
3S	North Avenue (terminus) Araneta Center-Cubao Buendia Ayala Magallanes Taft Avenue (terminus)

References

^ "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

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

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

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 '''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]].
-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 [[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 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 [[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.
 ==Nearby landmarks==