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Vito Cruz railway station

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Line(s)
  
█ PNR Southrail

Structure type
  
At grade

Opened
  
1975

Platforms
  
Side platforms

Disabled access
  
Yes

Tracks
  
2

Vito Cruz railway station

Location
  
South Luzon Expressway cor. Pablo Ocampo Street Ext. San Andres, Manila

Owned by
  
Philippine National Railways

Address
  
Ocampo St, San Andres, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

Owner
  
Philippine National Railways

Similar
  
Paco, Pandacan railway station, San Andres railway st, Santa Mesa, Pacita MG railway station

Vito Cruz is a station on the South Main Line ("Southrail") of the Philippine National Railways. Like all PNR stations, this station is at grade. The station is located at the corner of Pablo Ocampo Street Extension (formerly named Vito Cruz Extension) and the South Luzon Expressway in San Andres, Manila, near the border with Makati City.

Contents

Vito Cruz is the eighth station from Tutuban and is the last station of the South Main Line physically located in the city of Manila.

History

Vito Cruz, together with Buendia was opened on November 24, 1975 as part of the 83rd Anniversary of the Philippine National Railways.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near educational institutions such as the main campus of Arellano University, the De La Salle University, the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and St. Scholastica's College. Further away from the station are the Manila South Cemetery and the former Santa Ana race track, now the site of Circuit Makati.

Vito Cruz station is accessible by jeepneys plying the Zobel Roxas Street route, as well as buses on the South Luzon Expressway. A terminal for San Antonio cycle rickshaws is located across the station on Zobel Roxas Street, while Palanan and Manila-based cycle rickshaws also drop commuters off at the station.

References

Vito Cruz railway station Wikipedia