J. Ruiz  | |||||||||||
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| Location | Aurora Boulevard, Salapan San Juan, Metro Manila Philippines | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°36′38″N 121°1′34″E / 14.61056°N 121.02611°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department of Transportation Light Rail Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | LRT Line 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | 3 (Antipolo - Quiapo) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Overpass | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Concourse: None Platforms: All platforms | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JR | ||||||||||
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| Opened | April 5, 2004 | ||||||||||
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J. Ruiz station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 2 (LRT-2) system in San Juan. The station is named from its location on J. Ruiz Street.
J. Ruiz station is the fifth station for trains headed to Antipolo and the ninth station for trains headed to Recto. It is the only station in San Juan and is close to the borders of Quezon City before entering Manila.
It is named after Juan Ruiz, a Katipunero who took part in the siege of El Polvorin, where the Pinaglabanan Shrine is located.[1] The station was part of the Phase II development of LRT-2 together with the Betty Go-Belmonte station, Gilmore station, V. Mapa station, Pureza station and Legarda station.[2]
- ^ "HistoRiles Resource". Light Rail Transit Authority. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20.
- ^ "Early opening of 6 LRT-2 stations eyed". Philstar.com. 5 March 2004. Retrieved 16 February 2023.