Araneta Center–Cubao station (LRT)

Araneta Center–Cubao station (also called as Araneta–Cubao station or simply Cubao station) is an elevated Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station situated on Line 2. The station is located in Cubao in Quezon City and is named after the old name of Araneta City, a mixed-use development.

This article is about the LRT station. For the MRT station, see Araneta Center–Cubao station (MRT).

Araneta Center–Cubao
General information
LocationAurora Boulevard, Cubao
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°37′21.64″N 121°03′09.49″E
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Operated byLight Rail Transit Authority
Line(s)     Line 2
Platforms3 (3 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsMetro interchange 3 Araneta Center–Cubao
Bus interchange 3  Gateway Mall
Bus interchange 51  53  61  Araneta City Bus Port
Bus interchange  1  Araneta City
Construction
Structure typeOverpass
ParkingYes (Gateway Mall, Manhattan Parkway, Manhattan Garden City, Manhattan Tower 2)[1]
AccessibleConcourse: South Entrance only
Platforms: All platforms
Other information
Station codeAC
History
OpenedApril 5, 2003 (2003-04-05)
Services
Preceding station LRTA_Logo
Manila LRT		 Following station
Anonas
towards Antipolo
 Line 2 Betty Go-Belmonte
towards Recto
Out-of-system intercharge
Preceding station Manila MRT Following station
Kamuning
towards North Avenue
 Line 3
transfer at Araneta Center–Cubao
 Santolan-Annapolis
towards Taft Avenue
Location
Araneta Center–Cubao is located in Manila
Araneta Center–Cubao
Araneta Center–Cubao
Location within Metro Manila

The station is the eighth station for trains headed to Antipolo and the sixth station for trains headed to Recto.

The station layout is composed of three platforms: The two main platforms serve the entire system (Eastbound and Westbound) and an extra platform serves as a terminus. The extra platform, currently unused, is found under the main platforms where the concourse area can also be found.

It first commenced operations on April 5, 2003.[2]

Nearby establishments

The most recognizable landmark that the station is located at is the Araneta City, which hosts shopping malls such a Ali Mall, Farmers Plaza and Gateway Mall, where the station's south entrance is located, as well as the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

At the opposite side of the station is Project 5 or Barangay E. Rodriguez, the location of other shopping establishments such as DiviMart, Hansel Arcade and Diamond Arcade, as well as Cubao Elementary School.

Due to its location at Araneta City, the station is located in a major transportation hub. Provincial buses stop at the Araneta City Bus Port within the complex, and jeepneys for various destinations all over Metro Manila (within Quezon City, Manila, Marikina, Pasig, and San Juan) and Rizal province (Angono, Antipolo, Cainta, Montalban, San Mateo, and Taytay), UV Express, taxis and tricycles are available upon request. Traffic regulations, however, prohibit tricycles on EDSA and Aurora Boulevard.

The station is also the transit point for commuters riding the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. It is connected to its namesake station via a walkway that goes through the Gateway Mall, past the Smart Araneta Coliseum and through Farmers Plaza to the station's entrance just outside New Farmers Plaza.

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Araneta Center–Cubao station (LRT).
  1. "Parking Guide". Araneta City. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. "Timeline: LRT, MRT construction". The Philippine Star. July 19, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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