Santolan MRT Station

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For the LRT station, see Santolan LRT Station.
Santolan MRT Station
Location Camp Crame, Quezon City
Operational December 16, 1999
Line Blue Line
Platforms 2
Blue Line
North Avenue
Handicapped/disabled access Quezon Avenue
Handicapped/disabled access Kamuning
Handicapped/disabled access Araneta Center-Cubao
Santolan-Annapolis
Handicapped/disabled access Ortigas
Handicapped/disabled access Shaw Boulevard
Boni Avenue
Guadalupe
Handicapped/disabled access Buendia
Handicapped/disabled access Ayala
Magallanes
Handicapped/disabled access Taft Avenue

In Manila, the Philippines, Santolan MRT Station, also known as Santolan-Annapolis MRT Station, is a station on the Manila MRT Blue Line (MRT-3). The station is the ninth station for passengers coming from Taft Avenue and the fifth station for passengers coming from North Avenue. The station is named after Santolan Road which is located in both Quezon City and San Juan City.

It is near the eastern San Juan-Quezon City boundary. It links to Annapolis Street and Santolan Road (which is officially known as Boni Serrano Avenue). Its nearest landmarks include Camp Crame, the Philippine National Police's main headquarters; Camp Aguinaldo, the Armed Forces of the Philippines' main headquarters; V.V. Soliven Building; and AFPLSAI Building (inside Camp Aguinaldo. It is also the closest station to the Greenhills Shopping Center and other malls in San Juan City.

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Santolan MRT Station has many cycle rickshaws (near Camps Crame and Aguinaldo), jeepneys, taxis, and buses that serve the area and along EDSA.


Preceding station Manila MRT Following station
Ortigas   Blue Line   Araneta Center-Cubao

Coordinates: 14°36′27.76″N, 121°03′23.19″E