EDSA station (PNR)

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EDSA station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. It derives its name from nearby Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA, the avenue which it is named after). It is currently being repurposed to become a station of the under construction North–South Commuter Railway.

EDSA
EDSA Station below South Superhighway (2018)
General information
LocationOsmeña Highway, Bangkal
Makati, Metro Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°32′30.33″N 121°0′59.39″E / 14.5417583°N 121.0164972°E / 14.5417583; 121.0164972
Owned byPhilippine National Railways
Operated byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)  South Main Line
Planned: South Commuter
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections3 Magallanes
Buses, jeepneys, and taxis
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingYes (San Lorenzo Place)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeEDS
History
Rebuilt2005
Services
Preceding station PNR Following station
Dela Rosa North Shuttle FTI
towards Bicutan
Pasay Road
towards Tutuban
Metro South Commuter Nichols
towards IRRI
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station Manila MRT Following station
Ayala
towards North Avenue
MRT Line 3
transfer at Magallanes
Taft Avenue
Terminus
Future services
Preceding station PNR Following station
Buendia NSCR Commuter
CIA–Calamba
Senate
towards Calamba
Buendia
towards Tutuban
NSCR Commuter
Tutuban–Calamba
Buendia Commuter Express
CIA–Calamba
FTI
towards Calamba
Buendia
towards Tutuban
Commuter Express
Tutuban–Calamba
Location
EDSA is located in Metro Manila
EDSA
EDSA
Location in Metro Manila
EDSA is located in Luzon
EDSA
EDSA
Location in Luzon
EDSA is located in Philippines
EDSA
EDSA
Location in the Philippines

EDSA is the eleventh station from Tutuban and is one of three stations serving Makati, the other two being Buendia and Pasay Road, and is the last station to be physically located in Makati before entering Taguig.

The station was rebuilt in 2005 by the Makati City Government as part of the overall redevelopment and beautification of the Magallanes Interchange Park which sits below the interchange. As a result, unlike other stations, EDSA station was not included in the 2009 remodeling of stations as part of PNR's rehabilitation efforts. A product of the prior rehabilitation is the station's lower platforms, which are designed only to accommodate older long-distance trains. For the convenience of passengers, the station has staircases to facilitate the boarding and alighting of passengers on PNR diesel multiple unit trains.

Since September 10, 2018, PNR extended the Caloocan Shuttle Line from Dela Rosa to FTI as its new terminus, thus EDSA station is included in the newly extended line.[1]

Nearby landmarks

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The station's major landmarks are the Alphaland Southgate Tower and Mall, San Lorenzo Place and Mall, and Studio 300 on Chino Roces Avenue. Further away from the station are Bangkal, Paseo de Magallanes, Magallanes Village, Dasmariñas Village, San Lorenzo Village, and Ecology Village.

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EDSA station is accessible by jeepneys plying the Chino Roces Avenue and South Luzon Expressway routes, as well as buses plying the South Luzon Expressway route. Unusually for a PNR station, a taxi stand is located outside the station's entrance.

An MRT-3 station, Magallanes, is a short walk from EDSA station.

Station layout

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L1
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform A PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban (←)
Platform B PNR Metro Commuter towards Alabang (→)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
L1 Concourse/
Street Level
Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, Magallanes Interchange Park

References

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  1. ^ "PNR launches its Sangandaan-FTI rail line". Manila Bulletin News. September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
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