Pedro Gil LRT Station

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Pedro Gil LRT Station
Image:Vm pedrogil.gif
Location	Ermita, Manila
Operational	December 1, 1984
Line	Yellow Line
Platforms	2

Pedro Gil LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, Pedro Gil station is above-ground. The station serves Ermita in Manila and is located at the corner of Taft Avenue and Pedro Gil Street. The street takes its name from Pedro Gil Street, which was previously named Herran Street.

Pedro Gil station is the sixth station for trains headed to Monumento and the twelfth station for trains headed to Baclaran. It is near the Philippine General Hospital, one of the oldest hospitals in the Philippines, as well as the University of the Philippines, Manila, the oldest of the schools in the system known as the Health Sciences Center, Philippine Science Centrum and an Iglesia ni Cristo. Because of its location in Ermita, the station is near entertainment and cultural venues in places such as Julio Nakpil Street, which is known for its tattoos.

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Pedro Gil station is well-served by taxis and jeepneys that ply the Taft Avenue route and nearby routes. Taxis and jeepneys stop near the station and can be used to transport commuters to and from Ermita.

Preceding station	Manila LRT			Following station
Quirino Avenue		Yellow Line		United Nations