Santolan–Annapolis station

Santolan–Annapolis station (also known as Santolan station) is an elevated Manila Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station situated on Line 3. It is the ninth station for trains headed to North Avenue and the fifth station for trains headed to Taft Avenue. The station is named after the streets it is located in between Santolan Road (officially known as Bonny Serrano Avenue) and Annapolis Street. The station is situated near the eastern San Juan-Quezon City boundary.

Santolan–Annapolis
General information
Other namesSantolan
LocationEDSA, Bagong Lipunan ng Crame & Camp Aguinaldo
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Philippines
Owned byMetro Rail Transit Corporation
Operated byDepartment of Transportation
Line(s)     Line 3
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
Connections E  Santolan
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle racks (both sides)
AccessibleConcourse: All entrances
Platforms: All platforms
Other information
Station codeSA
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1999 (1999-12-15)
Services
Preceding station Manila MRT Following station
Araneta Center–Cubao
towards North Avenue
Line 3 Ortigas
towards Taft Avenue
Location
Santolan–Annapolis is located in Manila
Santolan–Annapolis
Santolan–Annapolis
Location within Metro Manila

Nearby landmarks

Its nearest landmarks include Camp Aguinaldo, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Department of National Defense main headquarters; Camp Crame, the Philippine National Police's main headquarters; V.V. Soliven Building; AFPLSAI Building (inside Camp Aguinaldo); and Atlanta Centre. It is also the closest station to the Greenhills shopping district and the adjacent Greenhills North and Northeast villages in San Juan, as well as the eastern section of Barangay Wack-Wack Greenhills in Mandaluyong.[1]

Jeepneys, taxis, and buses serve the station. It also has many tricycles near Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo serving the nearby smaller streets. A portion of the northbound platform of the station leading to the emergency stairs is utilized as an access point to the Santolan bus stop of EDSA Carousel located at the center island of EDSA.

See also

References

  1. Google (October 18, 2023). "Santolan-Annapolis" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 18, 2023.

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