Line(s) LRT Line 1 Tracks 2 Opened 12 May 1985 | Platforms Side platforms Station code RP | |
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Location 3405 Rizal Avenue Extension cor. Ramon Papa Street, Brgy. Obrero, Tondo, Manila 1013 Owned by Department of Transportation and Communications
Light Rail Transit Authority Address Ricardo Papa St, Santa Cruz, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines Owners Department of Transportation, Light Rail Transit Authority Similar Abad Santos LRT station, 5th Avenue LRT station, Tayuman LRT station, Doroteo Jose LRT station, Bambang LRT station | ||
R. Papa LRT station is a station on the Manila LRT (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, R. Papa station is above-ground. The station serves Tondo in Manila and is located on Rizal Avenue Extension in Barangay Obrero, Tondo. The station is named after Ramon Papa Street. The station is the first station in Rizal Avenue Extension going north and the last station in the city of Manila.
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R. Papa station serves as the sixth station for LRT-1 trains headed for Baclaran and as the sixteenth station for trains headed to Roosevelt.
Nearby landmarks
The station is close to the Manila Chinese Cemetery as is the case with Abad Santos station. The station is also near St. Pancratius Chapel and the old La Loma Church in La Loma Catholic Cemetery, Barrio Obrero Elementary School and Marulas Elementary School in nearby Maypajo, Caloocan.
Transportation links
Commuters can take the many jeepneys or taxis to R. Papa station. Buses that ply the Taft Avenue route also stop near the station. Cycle rickshaws are available outside the station.