Ortigas MRT Station is a station on the Manila MRT

Manila Metro Rail Transit System

The Metro Rail Transit is Metro Manila's third rapid transit line. It forms part of the Strong Republic Transit System, which includes the Manila Light Rail Transit System. The line operates under the name Metrostar Express and is colored blue on rail maps.The line is located along the Epifanio de...

 Blue Line (MRT-3). The station is located in the Mandaluyong portion of Ortigas Center

Ortigas Center

Ortigas Center is Metro Manila's second most important Philippine financial district-cum-central business district after the Makati Financial and Central Business District in Makati City. With an area of at least 100 hectares, the district is located at the boundaries of Pasig City, Mandaluyong...

 and is named after either Ortigas Center or Ortigas Avenue, which is nearby.

Ortigas Station is the sixth station for trains headed to Taft Avenue

Taft Avenue MRT Station

Taft Avenue MRT Station is a station on the Manila MRT Blue Line , and is the only MRT station in Pasay City. Like all other MRT stations, Taft Avenue is above-ground, although it is the only station that is at grade, lying directly on flat ground...

 and the eighth station for trains headed to North Avenue

North Avenue MRT Station

North Avenue MRT-3 Station, also called North for short, is a station on the Manila MRT Blue Line . North Avenue is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line...

. It is located directly beside the Asian Development Bank Complex

Asian Development Bank

The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia...

.

The station is near popular landmarks, such as St. Pedro Poveda College, an all-girls school; Robinsons Galleria

Robinsons Galleria

Robinsons Galleria is a large shopping mall located at EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue, Quezon City just near SM Megamall. It is Robinsons' flagship mall. The mall is owned by John Gokongwei, founder of JG Summit Holdings and Robinsons Land Corp. It was built in 1990 with a total gross floor area of...

 and SM Megamall

SM Megamall

SM Megamall is a huge shopping mall located in the Ortigas business district of Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the 3rd SM Supermall developed and operated by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall operator in the Philippines owned by Henry Sy Sr. The mall has two buildings interconnected with a bridge...

, two major shopping malls; a Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn is a brand of hotels, formally a economy motel chain, forming part of the British InterContinental Hotels Group . It is one of the world's largest hotel chains with 238,440 bedrooms and 1,301 hotels globally. There are currently 5 hotels in the pipeline...

 hotel at Robinson's Galleria; and some of the offices of JG Summit Holdings

JG Summit Holdings

JG Summit Holdings, Inc is one of the largest conglomerates in the Philippines with business interests in air transportation, banking, food manufacturing, hotels, petrochemicals, power generation, publishing, real estate and property development, and telecommunications...

 and Robinson's Land Corporation.

Transportation links

Buses, jeepney

Jeepney

Jeepneys are the most popular means of public transportation in the Philippines. They were originally made from US military jeeps left over from World War II and are known for their flamboyant decoration and crowded seating...

s and taxis serve the MRT

MRT

- Rapid transit systems :* Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit* Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit system in Kaohsiung, Taiwan* Manila Metro Rail Transit System* Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore* MRT , officially named Mass Rapid Transit...

 Station, but passengers may board them from either Robinson's Galleria (buses, jeepneys, taxis) or SM Megamall (buses, taxis). Buses ply both EDSA and Ortigas Avenue routes, while jeepneys ply along Ortigas Avenue for routes heading to Pasig City

Pasig City

The City of Pasig is one of the city municipalities of Metro Manila in the Philippines and was the former capital of the province of Rizal prior to the formation of this grouping of cities designated as the National Capital Region...

 and Rizal Province to the east, and San Juan City and City of Manila to the west.