R. Papa station

R. Papa
General information
Location	3405 Rizal Avenue Extension, Tondo and Santa Cruz Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates	14°38′9.91″N 120°58′56.31″E / 14.6360861°N 120.9823083°E / 14.6360861; 120.9823083
Owned by	Department of Transportation Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)	LRT Line 1
Platforms	2 (2 side)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	RP
History
Opened	May 12, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-05-12)
Services
Preceding station Manila LRT Following station 5th Avenue towards Fernando Poe Jr. LRT Line 1 Abad Santos towards Baclaran
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R. Papa station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Tondo, Manila, Philippines. It is situated on Rizal Avenue Extension in Barrio Obrero. The station is named after Ricardo Papa Street, which is in turn named after a former Manila police chief-turned-Commanding General of the Philippine Army.^[1] The station is the first station in Rizal Avenue Extension going north and the last in the city of Manila.

R. Papa station serves as the fifth station for LRT-1 trains headed to Baclaran and as the sixteenth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr.