Legarda station

Legarda
General information
LocationLegarda Street, Sampaloc
Manila, Metro Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°36′03.06″N 120°59′33.69″E / 14.6008500°N 120.9926917°E / 14.6008500; 120.9926917
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Light Rail Transit Authority
Line(s)     LRT Line 2
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange  2  (Angono - Quiapo)  3  (Antipolo - Quiapo)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes (Mendiola Street)
AccessibleConcourse: Both entrances
Platforms: All platforms
Other information
Station codeLE
History
OpenedApril 5, 2004
Services
Preceding station LRTA_Logo
Manila LRT
Following station
Pureza
towards Antipolo
LRT Line 2 Recto
Terminus
Location
Legarda is located in Manila
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Legarda
Location in Manila
Legarda is located in Metro Manila
Legarda
Legarda
Location in Metro Manila
Legarda is located in Luzon
Legarda
Legarda
Location in Luzon
Legarda is located in Philippines
Legarda
Legarda
Location in the Philippines

Legarda station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 2 (LRT-2) system in Sampaloc, Manila. It is named after Legarda Street, where the station sits above it. The street in turn is named after Benito Legarda, a Filipino legislator.[1]

The station is the second station for trains headed to Antipolo and the twelfth station for trains headed to Recto.[2] It first commenced operations on April 5, 2004 and served as the western terminus of the line until Recto station opened on October 29, 2004.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "What's in a name? The Origins of the Line 2 Stations' Names". Carmudi Philippines. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  2. ^ "Directions from Legarda to Recto - NAVITIME Transit". transit.navitime.com. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  3. ^ "Timeline: LRT, MRT construction". The Philippine Star. July 19, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Railway Operations". Light Rail Transit Authority. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Bergonia, Allan (October 28, 2004). "Line 2 Recto Station Opens". People's Journal. Archived from the original on March 8, 2005. Retrieved May 11, 2006 – via lrta.gov.ph.