Line(s) LRT Line 1 Station code BA Phone +63 2 647 3452 Tracks 2 | Structure type Viaduct Opened 1 December 1984 Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location Taft Avenue Extension cor. Park Avenue
Pasay Owned by Department of Transportation and Communications
Light Rail Transit Authority Connections LRT-1 Depot
Baclaran Terminal Plaza Address Taft Ave Ext, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines Owners Department of Transportation, Light Rail Transit Authority Similar Monumento LRT station, EDSA LRT station, Roosevelt LRT station, Gil Puyat LRT station, Taft Avenue MRT Stati | ||
Baclaran LRT station is a station on the Manila LRT (LRT-1). The station is located on the last stretches of Taft Avenue in Pasay, right at the border with Baclaran, Parañaque, and, like all other stations on the LRT-1, Baclaran terminal is above-ground on viaduct. The terminal is named after the famous shopping district of the same name, which is located on the borders of the cites of Pasay and Parañaque.
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Baclaran is one of the four LRT stations serving Pasay City, the others are Gil Puyat, Libertad and EDSA. It is the southern terminus of the LRT-1, where trains from Roosevelt terminate. The line's depot, where its trains are stored, maintained and cleaned, is located near the terminal.
The terminal is near one of the country's most famous landmarks, the Baclaran Shrine, home of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. It is also near to the numerous dry goods and flea markets (tiangges), selling everything from clothes and electronics to home decorations and traditional medicine.
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Baclaran Terminal is a major transportation hub, with many buses and jeepneys terminating here. Buses coming from the terminal usually head to points south of Manila and the province of Cavite. Jeepneys that terminate here usually head to various destinations in Metro Manila (Las Piñas, Parañaque, and Muntinlupa to the south; Manila, Pasay, Quezon City, and Caloocan to the north), and the province of Cavite. Taxis also ply for hire near the station, with dedicated taxis available for passengers heading to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, which is only about two (2) kilometers from the station. Cycle rickshaws can also be used to navigate the interior streets of Baclaran from the station.
Future
The station is set to be the transfer point for the LRT-1 South Extension, also known as the LRT-6, which is currently at the bidding stage. When the extension is awarded after the rebidding due to the failure of the first bidding, the line is set to extend all the way to Bacoor in Cavite, with the first station south of Baclaran being Redemptorist.