Blumentritt station (LRT)

Blumentritt
General information
LocationRizal Avenue, Santa Cruz and Tondo
Manila, Metro Manila,
Philippines
Coordinates14°37′21.82″N 120°58′58.4″E / 14.6227278°N 120.982889°E / 14.6227278; 120.982889
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)     LRT Line 1
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
Connections Blumentritt
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeBL
History
OpenedMay 12, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-05-12)
Services
Preceding station LRTA_Logo
Manila LRT
Following station
Abad Santos LRT Line 1 Tayuman
towards Dr. Santos
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station PNR Following station
Solis North Shuttle España
towards Bicutan
Tutuban
Terminus
Metro South Commuter Laon Laan
towards IRRI
Bicol Express España
towards Legazpi
Location
Blumentritt is located in Manila
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Location in Manila
Blumentritt is located in Metro Manila
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Location in Metro Manila
Blumentritt is located in Luzon
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Location in Luzon
Blumentritt is located in Philippines
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Location in the Philippines

Blumentritt station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Manila, Philippines. The station is situated above Rizal Avenue, particularly at its intersections with Old Antipolo Street and Blumentritt Road, from which the station's name is derived. The latter is named to honor Bohemian professor Ferdinand Blumentritt, one of José Rizal's closest associates and a sympathizer of the Propaganda Movement.

Blumentritt station serves as the seventh station for LRT-1 trains headed to Dr. Santos, and the nineteenth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr. It is one of the six Line 1 stations serving Santa Cruz district, along with Abad Santos, Tayuman, Bambang, Doroteo Jose, and Carriedo.

It is the second northernmost station on Rizal Avenue as the line shifts to Rizal Avenue Extension northwest of Abad Santos station.