Quezon Avenue MRT station

 Quezon Avenue 
Manila Metro Rail Transit System

Quezon Avenue station
Location Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Brgy. Pinyahan, Diliman, Quezon City
Owned by Department of Transportation and Communications
Metro Rail Transit Corporation
Line(s) MRT-3
Platforms Side platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code QA
History
Opened December 15, 1999
Services
Preceding station   Manila MRT   Following station
Terminus
MRT-3
toward Taft Avenue

Quezon Avenue MRT station, also called Quezon for short, is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3 (MRT-3). Quezon Avenue station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in Diliman in Quezon City and is named after Quezon Avenue, one of the busy thoroughfares of Quezon City.

The station is the second station for trains headed to Taft Avenue and the twelfth station for trains headed to North Avenue.

Nearby landmarks

One of the well-known landmarks that can be seen from the station is the headquarters of ABS-CBN, one of the Philippines' media companies, located at Sergeant Esguerra Street, near Quezon Avenue. Quezon Memorial Circle and Triangle Park can also be accessed from this station where a few government buildings stand like the PAGASA Complex, Office of the Ombudsman, Court of Tax Appeals and the Lung Center of the Philippines. The station is directly linked to Centris station and Centris Walk shopping centers within Eton Centris.

Buses, jeepneys and taxis can be used to navigate the area. There is a bus stop near the station entrance.

Express train service

Code Time First station Succeeding stations
1S 7:04 AM North Avenue Buendia, Ayala, Magallanes, Taft Avenue
1S 7:29 AM North Avenue Buendia, Ayala, Magallanes, Taft Avenue
1S 7:53 AM North Avenue Buendia, Ayala, Magallanes, Taft Avenue
1S 8:17 AM North Avenue Buendia, Ayala, Magallanes, Taft Avenue
1S 8:41 AM North Avenue Buendia, Ayala, Magallanes, Taft Avenue
1S 9:06 AM North Avenue Buendia, Ayala, Magallanes, Taft Avenue

Station layout

L3 Overpass Crossover between platforms
L2
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform A ← MRT Line 3 towards North Avenue
Platform B → MRT Line 3 towards Taft Avenue →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Concourse Faregates, Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, Bridge to Eton Centris
L1 Street Level Eton Centris, Manila Seedling Bank, National Power Corporation

See also

Coordinates: 14°38′32.8″N 121°02′19.225″E / 14.642444°N 121.03867361°E / 14.642444; 121.03867361

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