Libertad LRT Station
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Libertad LRT Station is a light-rail-transportation station located in Pasay City
, Philippines. It is a stop on the Manila LRT
Yellow Line (LRT-1). Like all other of Manila's LRT-1 stations, Libertad Station is above-ground. The station is located in Pasay City
at the corner of Taft Avenue and Antonio S. Arnaiz Street. The station is named after the former Libertad (Spanish for "liberty") Street, which is a junction of both Roxas Boulevard
and Taft Avenue in Pasay City
. The name Libertad survives as an area name, nowadays, after Libertad Street became a part of Arnaiz Avenue.
Libertad station is the third station for trains headed to North Avenue
and the twentieth station for trains headed to Baclaran
. Near the station, though on opposite sides of the tracks, are the Masagana Citimall and the Libertad Market. Further away, but still close to the station vicinity, are the Pasay City Hall, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasay
, and the Philippine School for the Deaf.
Pasay City
The City of Pasay is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is bordered on the north by the country's capital, Manila, to the northeast by Makati City, to the east by Taguig City, and Parañaque City to the south.Pasay City was one of the original four...
, Philippines. It is a stop on the Manila LRT
Manila Light Rail Transit System
The Manila Light Rail Transit System, popularly known as the LRT, is a metropolitan rail system serving the Metro Manila area in the Philippines. Although referred to as a light rail system because it originally used light rail vehicles, it has many characteristics of a rapid transit system, such...
Yellow Line (LRT-1). Like all other of Manila's LRT-1 stations, Libertad Station is above-ground. The station is located in Pasay City
Pasay City
The City of Pasay is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is bordered on the north by the country's capital, Manila, to the northeast by Makati City, to the east by Taguig City, and Parañaque City to the south.Pasay City was one of the original four...
at the corner of Taft Avenue and Antonio S. Arnaiz Street. The station is named after the former Libertad (Spanish for "liberty") Street, which is a junction of both Roxas Boulevard
Roxas Boulevard
Roxas Boulevard is a boulevard in Metro Manila, and an eight-lane arterial road that connects the center of Manila with Pasay City, Parañaque City. It is one of the major arteries in the city's metropolitan network, designated as Radial Road 1...
and Taft Avenue in Pasay City
Pasay City
The City of Pasay is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is bordered on the north by the country's capital, Manila, to the northeast by Makati City, to the east by Taguig City, and Parañaque City to the south.Pasay City was one of the original four...
. The name Libertad survives as an area name, nowadays, after Libertad Street became a part of Arnaiz Avenue.
Libertad station is the third station for trains headed to North Avenue
North Avenue LRT Station
North Avenue LRT Station, officially named Metro Manila Integrated Rail Terminal or Common Station, is a proposed station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line under the Line 1 North Extension Project. It is also the first trans-modular station in the Philippines that will connect with LRT-1, MRT-3, MRT-7...
and the twentieth station for trains headed to Baclaran
Baclaran LRT Station
Baclaran LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line . The station is located on the last stretches of Taft Avenue, in the Pasay City portion of Baclaran, and, like all other stations on the LRT-1, Baclaran station is above-ground on viaduct...
. Near the station, though on opposite sides of the tracks, are the Masagana Citimall and the Libertad Market. Further away, but still close to the station vicinity, are the Pasay City Hall, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasay
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasay
City University of Pasay , commonly abbreviated as PLPasay, is a state-controlled, public university in Pasadeña St., F.B. Harrison, Pasay City...
, and the Philippine School for the Deaf.
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There are bus terminals for some bus lines near the station, and jeepneys, taxis and cycle rickshaws stop at and around the station entrance. However, buses also stop near the station, for those riding buses that do not stop at the nearby bus terminals.Incidents and accidents
- On December 18, 2007, train operations from Central Terminal to Baclaran were temporarily suspended after a fire in a residential area in Pasay City forced the suspension of operations due to the proximity of one of the burning buildings to Libertad station. Operations from Central Terminal to Monumento still operated as scheduled. Full service was restored after the fire was controlled.
- On July 17, 2008, train operations were limited from Monumento to Gil Puyat when fire broke out in a 4-story commercial building beside Libertad station at around 2:00 am. Normal operations resumed in the afternoon after the fire was controlled.