United Nations station (LRT)

United Nations station (also known as U.N. Avenue station) is an elevated Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on Line 1. The station serves Ermita in Manila, and is located above the intersection of Taft and United Nations Avenues. The station is named after United Nations Avenue, which in turn is named after the United Nations organization.

United Nations
General information
Location	Taft Avenue, Ermita Manila, Metro Manila Philippines
Owned by	Department of Transportation Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)	Line 1
Platforms	2 (2 side)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes (Times Plaza & The Pearl Manila)
Other information
Station code	UN
History
Opened	December 1, 1984 (1984-12-01)
Services
Preceding station Manila LRT Following station Central towards Fernando Poe Jr. Line 1 Pedro Gil towards Baclaran
Location
United Nations Location within Metro Manila

United Nations station is also near educational institutions such as the Technological University of the Philippines, the Philippine Normal University, Adamson University, Santa Isabel College Manila, Emilio Aguinaldo College, Araullo High School and Manila Science High School. It is convenient to several tourist destinations including Rizal Park, the National Museum of Fine Arts, the National Museum of Anthropology, and the National Museum of Natural History. It is also adjacent to the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region office and National Bureau of Investigation headquarters. It is also near public squares such as Plaza Salamanca and Plaza Rueda, as well as Paco Park.

United Nations station is the seventh stop from Baclaran and the twelfth from Fernando Poe Jr.