Blumentritt station (LRT)

Blumentritt station is an elevated Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station situated on Line 1. The station serves the districts of Tondo, Santa Cruz, and Sampaloc in Manila. The station itself is located near Blumentritt Road, which the station was named after. The street itself is named to honor Bohemian professor Ferdinand Blumentritt, one of José Rizal's closest associates and a sympathizer of the Propaganda Movement.

Blumentritt
General information
LocationRizal Avenue, Santa Cruz
Manila, Metro Manila
Philippines
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)     Line 1
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
Connections Blumentritt
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeBL
History
OpenedMay 12, 1985 (1985-05-12)
Services
Preceding station LRTA_Logo
Manila LRT
Following station
Abad Santos Line 1 Tayuman
towards Baclaran
Out-of-system intercharge
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
Blumentritt
Blumentritt
Location within Metro Manila

With the ongoing construction of NLEX Connector (previously known as NLEX-SLEX Connector Road), the station was built below the elevated expressway.

Blumentritt station serves as the seventh station for Line 1 trains headed to Baclaran, the fourteenth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr., and is one of the five Line 1 stations serving Santa Cruz District, the others being Tayuman, Bambang, Doroteo Jose, and Carriedo.

It is the second-to last station on Rizal Avenue before the line shifts to Rizal Avenue Extension at Abad Santos station.

Blumentritt station is one of the blast locations where a bomb exploded in a train cab on December 30, 2000, as part of the Rizal Day bombings that caused 22 fatalities and around 100 injuries.[1]

A Philippine National Railways (PNR) station with the same name exists just a short walk from the station. Buses, jeepneys and taxis that ply Rizal Avenue and nearby routes stop at Blumentritt station, where there is a nearby transportation terminal. Numerous tricycles could also be found near the station, servicing quick transportation from people disembarking from the station and from the jeepneys.

See also

References

  1. "DOJ Indicts Asia's Most Wanted Terrorist in 2000 LRT Bombing". Department of Justice (Republic of the Philippines). July 7, 2003. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

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