Buendia station (MRT)

This article is about the Line 3 station. For the PNR station, see Buendia railway station.

Buendia
Manila Metro Rail Transit System
Buendia Station
General information
Location	Epifanio de los Santos Avenue cor. Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia). Urdaneta, Makati
Owned by	Department of Transportation Metro Rail Transit Corporation
Line(s)	Line 3
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	2, 2 switch tracks
Construction
Structure type	Concourse Level (Elevated) Platform Level (Underground)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	BU
History
Opened	December 15, 1999
Services
Preceding station   Manila MRT   Following station Template:Manila MMRT stations toward Template:Manila MMRT stations Template:Manila MMRT lines Template:Manila MMRT stations toward Template:Manila MMRT stations

Buendia Station, is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. Buendia station is one of the two underground stations that can be found on the line, the other being the Ayala station. The station lies near the Buendia Flyover and Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) in Makati. It is near Shell Bel-Air in the corner of Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia), EDSA, and Zodiac Street.

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.

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 Energy (Philippines), and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority offices; as well as the headquarters of major banks like Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, Development Bank of the Philippines, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation and Banco de Oro. Several Business process outsourcing (BPO) buildings line the avenue right outside the station including those of SM Cyberzone. Mandarin Oriental and Frasier Place hotels are also nearby. The famous Makati Avenue and Jupiter Street entertainment districts as well as Century Properties can also be accessed from this station via taxi or jeepneys.

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 City, the Central Business District, and Pasay City.

Express Train Service

Note: This service was discontinued in 2014.

Code	Time	First Station	Succeeding Stations
3N	5:23 PM	Taft Avenue	Araneta Center-Cubao, Kamuning, Quezon Avenue, North Avenue
3N	5:47 PM	Taft Avenue	Araneta Center-Cubao, Kamuning, Quezon Avenue, North Avenue
3N	6:11 PM	Taft Avenue	Araneta Center-Cubao, Kamuning, Quezon Avenue, North Avenue
3N	6:35 PM	Taft Avenue	Araneta Center-Cubao, Kamuning, Quezon Avenue, North Avenue
3N	6:59 PM	Taft Avenue	Araneta Center-Cubao, Kamuning, Quezon Avenue, North Avenue

Station layout

L1	Overpass	Forbes Park, Urdaneta Village
L1	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing booths, Station control, Shops
B1 Platforms	Platform	← Line 3 towards North Avenue
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform	→ Line 3 towards Taft Avenue →

See also

• List of rail transit stations in Metro Manila
• Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3