United Nations LRT Station, also known as UN Avenue LRT Station, is a station 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 LRT-1 stations, United Nations station is above-ground. The station serves Ermita

Ermita, Manila

Ermita is a district of Manila, Philippines located halfway between Intramuros and Malate.-History:Ermita was founded in the late 16th century...

 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 located at the corner of Taft and United Nations Avenues. The station is named after United Nations Avenue, which in turn is named after the United Nations

United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

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United Nations station serves as the fifteenth station for LRT-1 trains headed for 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...

 and as the eighth 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...

. It is the closest station to one of Manila's major landmarks, Rizal Park

Rizal Park

Rizal Park, also known as Luneta Park or colloquially Luneta, is a historical urban park located in the heart of the city of Manila, Philippines, adjacent to the old walled city of Manila, now Intramuros. Since the Spanish Colonial Era, the park has been a favorite spot for unwinding, socializing,...

, named after the Philippine national hero, José Rizal

José Rizal

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Because of its position near Rizal Park, the station is near many government offices, such as the Supreme Court of the Philippines

Supreme Court of the Philippines

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, the offices of the Department of Tourism

Department of Tourism (Philippines)

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, the Department of Justice

Department of Justice (Philippines)

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 and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and the Insurance Commission. It is also home to major educational institutions such as Adamson University

Adamson University

Adamson University is a private university Catholic university in Manila, Philippines, founded on June 30, 1932 by Greek immigrant George Lucas Adamson as the Adamson School of Industrial Chemistry...

, Emilio Aguinaldo College

Emilio Aguinaldo College

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, Araullo High School and the Manila Science High School

Manila Science High School

Manila Science High School is the Pilot Science High School in the Philippines. It is located on Taft Avenue at the corner of Padre Faura Street in Ermita, Manila, and was established on October 1, 1963.- History :...

. United Nations station is also connected to a commercial center named Times Plaza, which is similar to a small shopping mall

Shopping mall

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. The station is also near the YWCA of Manila

Young Women's Christian Association

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 at Gen. Luna Street

Antonio Luna

Antonio Luna y Novicio was a Filipino pharmacist and general who fought in the Philippine-American War. He was also the founder of the Philippines's first military academy.- Family background :...

, The Pearl Manila Hotel, Central United Methodist Church (Manila)

Central United Methodist Church (Manila)

Central United Methodist Church is the first Protestant church in the Philippines, located at T.M. Kalaw, Ermita, Manila. It was founded on March 5, 1899 during the American occupation of the country...

- the first Protestant church in the Philippines, Cathedral of Praise, as well as the Asia Pacific HQ of the World Health Organization

World Health Organization

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(WHO). Some of the prominent hospitals are located near this station along UN Avenue, The Manila Doctors Hospital and Medical Center Manila.

Transportation links

United Nations station is well-served by buses and jeepneys that serve the Taft Avenue and nearby routes. Taxis and cycle rickshaws also stop at and around the station.