Recto LRT Station
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Recto LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT
Purple Line (MRT-2). 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 named after Claro M. Recto
, a famous politician.
Recto station is the western terminus of MRT-2 and as such is the first station for trains headed to Santolan
and the last station for trains headed from Santolan.
Due to its proximity to Doroteo José
station, the station is near the same landmarks as Doroteo Jose station, such as the Manila City Jail, the Fabella Memorial Hospital
, and Far Eastern University
.
Recto station serves as the transfer point for commuters riding the Yellow Line to either Baclaran
or Roosevelt
via a crossway to Doroteo Jose station.
, it was initially built without Platform Screen Doors
that prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. Installations of the half-height screen doors started on 20 June 2011. On 31 August 2011, all of the screen doors have been installed and began operating, marking the completion of the installation of all the Platform Screen Doors along the Purple LRT Line.
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 (MRT-2). Recto station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, Manila
Santa Cruz is located on the right bank of the Pasig River, on the northern portion of the City of Manila, near the mouth of the river, in between the districts of Tondo and Quiapo...
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,...
. The station is named after C.M. Recto Avenue, where the station sits above it. The avenue in turn is named after Claro M. Recto
Claro M. Recto
Claro Mayo Recto, Jr. , was a Filipino politician, jurist, poet and one of the foremost statesmen of his generation...
, a famous politician.
Recto station is the western terminus of MRT-2 and as such is the first 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 last station for trains headed from Santolan.
Due to its proximity to Doroteo José
Doroteo Jose LRT Station
Doroteo Jose LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line . Like all other LRT-1 stations, Doroteo Jose station station is above-ground. The station is located in Santa Cruz in Manila, on Rizal Avenue and slightly past Doroteo Jose Street...
station, the station is near the same landmarks as Doroteo Jose station, such as the Manila City Jail, the Fabella Memorial Hospital
Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital
Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital is a maternal and newborn tertiary hospital found in Santa Cruz, Manila. It also houses the Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital School of Midwifery, one of the best performing institutions recognized by the Professional Regulation Commission in the Midwife Licensure...
, and Far Eastern University
Far Eastern University
Far Eastern University in the University Belt area, West Sampaloc, City of Manila, is a nonsectarian, private university in the Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 under the guidance of...
.
Transportation links
True to its name, Recto station is a major transportation hub. Buses, jeepneys and cycle rickshaws all stop at a transportation terminal that lies under the Doroteo Jose-Recto walkway. The terminal lies on C.M. Recto Avenue.Recto station serves as the transfer point for commuters riding the Yellow Line to either 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...
or Roosevelt
Roosevelt LRT Station
Roosevelt LRT Station, also called Congressional Avenue or Muñoz LRT Station is a station of the Manila LRT Yellow Line and has been constructed during the Line 1 North Extension Project...
via a crossway to Doroteo Jose station.
Platform Screen Doors
As with most of the above-ground stations built in the past along the Purple LineManila 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...
, it was initially built without Platform Screen Doors
Platform screen doors
Platform screen doors and platform edge doors at train or subway stations screen the platform from the train. They are a relatively new addition to many metro systems around the world, with some platform doors retrofitted rather than installed with the metro system itself. They are widely used in...
that prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. Installations of the half-height screen doors started on 20 June 2011. On 31 August 2011, all of the screen doors have been installed and began operating, marking the completion of the installation of all the Platform Screen Doors along the Purple LRT Line.