Doroteo Jose LRT Station
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| Doroteo Jose Station Manila Light Rail Transit System |
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 Doroteo Jose station from afar. |
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| Address | Rizal Avenue Santa Cruz, Manila |
| Lines | █ Yellow Line |
| Connections | Transfer to Purple Line via elevated walkway to Recto station. |
| Platforms | Side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Baggage check | Yes |
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| Opened | May 12, 1985 |
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| Owned by | Light Rail Transit Authority |
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Doroteo Jose LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, Doroteo Jose station station is above-ground. The station is located in Santa Cruz in Manila, on Rizal Avenue Ext. and slightly past Doroteo Jose Street. The station is named after Doroteo Jose Street.
Doroteo Jose station is the second station of LRT-1 north of the Pasig River, after Carriedo station. It is the eighth station for trains headed to Baclaran and the eleventh station for trains headed to Monumento.
The station is near the Manila City Jail, which houses some of Manila's criminals. It is also near the Fabella Memorial Hospital, which is near the jail. Popular shopping centers such as the Isetann shopping center and the Quiapo Bargain Center are also nearby. Due to its position of being near the University Belt, the station is also close to educational institutions of the University Belt.
[edit] Transportation links
Doroteo Jose station serves as the transfer point between LRT-1 and the LRT Purple Line, or MRT-2. The station is connected to Recto station by means of a crossway that was recently constructed.
The station, being near the University Belt of Manila, serves as an important transfer point for buses, taxis and cycle rickshaws, although this role is also being given to the closer Recto station. Buses stop at the bus terminal on C.M. Recto Avenue.
[edit] Childbirth at the station
On May 5, 2005, Lea Aquino Ababa of Pasay City gave birth to a baby girl inside the station on her way to Fabella Memorial Hospital for a checkup, the first time a baby was born and the first time an LRT passenger gave birth inside an LRT station. She was named Dorotea, after the name of the station.
| Preceding station | Manila LRT | Following station | ||
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| Carriedo | Yellow Line | Bambang | ||
| Terminus | Purple Line at Recto |
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