Bambang station
Bambang Station | |||||||||||
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Rapid transit | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Rizal Avenue cor. Bambang St. Santa Cruz, Manila | ||||||||||
Owned by | Light Rail Transit Authority | ||||||||||
Line(s) | █ Yellow Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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Station code | Bm | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 12, 1985 | ||||||||||
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Bambang LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, Bambang station is above-ground. The station is located in Santa Cruz in Manila, on Rizal Avenue. The station is named after Bambang street, the street right beside the station.
Bambang station serves as the eleventh station for trains headed to Baclaran and the twelfth station for trains headed to North Avenue. It is near major hospitals such as the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center and the San Lazaro Hospital, as well as educational institutions such as the Francisco Balagtas Elementary School, the Doña Teodora Alonzo High School and the University of Santo Tomas.
Transportation links
Commuters can take the many jeepneys, tricycles and taxis to Bambang station.