Abad Santos station

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Abad Santos
General information
Other names	J. Abad Santos
Location	Rizal Avenue, Tondo Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates	14°37′50.22″N 120°58′53.09″E / 14.6306167°N 120.9814139°E / 14.6306167; 120.9814139
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	AS
History
Opened	May 12, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-05-12)
Services
Preceding station Manila LRT Following station R. Papa towards Fernando Poe Jr. LRT Line 1 Blumentritt towards Dr. Santos
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Abad Santos station, also known as J. Abad Santos station,^[1] is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Manila, Philippines.^[2] The station serves Tondo and Santa Cruz, and is situated on Rizal Avenue. The station is named after the nearby Abad Santos Avenue, which in turn, is named after José Abad Santos, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines who was executed by the Japanese invading forces during World War II.

Abad Santos station serves as the sixth station for LRT-1 trains headed to Dr. Santos and as the twentieth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr.^{[citation needed]}