Shaw Boulevard MRT Station

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Shaw Boulevard MRT Station
Location	Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City
Operational	December 16, 1999
Line	Blue Line
Platforms	2

Shaw Boulevard MRT Station, also called Shaw for short, is a station on the Manila MRT Blue Line (MRT-3). Shaw Boulevard station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in the Mandaluyong City portion of Ortigas Center and is named after Shaw Boulevard, since the station lies directly above the boulevard.

Shaw Boulevard station lies at the center of the MRT, as it is the seventh station for trains headed to North Avenue and the seventh station for trains headed to Taft Avenue.

The station is near three prominent shopping centers, the Shangri-La Mall, EDSA Central and the Starmall, as well as small stores. Commuters can also walk or take alternate forms of transportation to the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel and to SM Megamall.

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Shaw Boulevard station is a major transfer point for commuters taking other forms of transportation such as buses, taxis and jeepneys. Jeepneys and buses stop at EDSA Central, while taxis can be used to go around the general area.

Preceding station	Manila MRT			Following station
Boni		Blue Line		Ortigas