Pureza LRT Station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit

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...

 Purple Line

Manila LRT Purple Line

The Manila LRT Purple Line is the second line of the Manila Light Rail Transit System. The line contains eleven stations and runs over 13.8 kilometers of mostly elevated track, with the exception of Katipunan station, which is underground...

 (MRT-2). Pureza station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in Santa Mesa

Santa Mesa, Manila

Santa Mesa is one of the 16 geographical districts of the city of Manila, which is primarily a residential, commercial and educational center. Santa Mesa is bounded by several districts and cities...

 in Manila

Manila

Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

 and is named because of its location on Pureza Street.

The station is the third station for trains headed to Santolan

Santolan LRT Station

Santolan LRT Station, or M. A. Roxas LRT Station, is a station on the Manila LRT Purple Line . Santolan Station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located on the stretch of the Marcos Highway and is named after the barangay that it is in, Barangay...

 and the ninth station for trains headed to Recto

Recto LRT Station

Recto LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Purple Line . Recto station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in Santa Cruz in Manila. The station is named after C.M. Recto Avenue, where the station sits above it. The avenue in turn is...

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Accessibility

Pureza station is fully wheelchair accessible in the south entrance. North entrance doesn't have an elevator to the concourse area.

Nearby destinations

Landmarks nearby the station include educational institutions such as AMA Computer College Manila Campus

AMA Computer University

AMA Computer University , formerly AMA Computer College, was the first ICT University in Asia. The University serves as the flagship brand of the AMA Education System....

, De Ocampo Memorial College, Pio del Pilar Elementary School, Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Polytechnic University of the Philippines

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines commonly known as PUP is a public research university in the Philippines. It was founded on October 19, 1904 as the Manila Business School, offering commerce-related courses...

, and Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School

Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School

Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School or SHJCS is a Private Catholic School located in Santa Mesa, Manila, beside this is the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish.The school's name is named after their parish patron, Sacred Heart of Jesus. The school was formerly known as Sta. Mesa Parochial School. The...

. Commercial establishments in the vicinity include Puregold Sta. Mesa, Savemore Market, and variety retail shops and flea markets.

Some students studying in the University of Santo Tomas

University of Santo Tomas

The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...

 opted to depart from this station. A cycle rickshaw is available for transport to a jeepney terminal bound for Tayuman. The other station used by UST students in going to school is the Legarda station

Legarda LRT Station

Legarda LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Purple Line . Legarda station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in Sampaloc in Manila and is named after Legarda Avenue, where the station sits.The station is the second station for trains...

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A Philippine National Railways

Philippine National Railways

The Philippine National Railways , or PNR, is a state-owned railway company in the Philippines, operating a single line of track on Luzon. As of 2010, it operates one commuter rail service in Metro Manila and a second in the Bicol Region. PNR restored its intercity service to the Bicol region in 2011...

 station, Santa Mesa

Santa Mesa railway station

Santa Mesa station is a station on the South Main Line of the Philippine National Railways. Like all PNR stations, the station is at grade. It is located on an unnamed road near Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard in Santa Mesa, Manila, making it one of two stations to have its own access road...

, is a short walk from Pureza station.