Balintawak station
Train station in Quezon City, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Balintawak station?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Balintawak station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system at the boundary of barangays Balingasa, Unang Sigaw, and Apolonio Samson in Quezon City, Philippines. It opened on March 22, 2010 as part of the LRT-1 North Extension Project.[1] The station serves passengers going to and from the northern parts of Luzon using the North Luzon Expressway.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2021) |
General information | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location | 1179 EDSA, Balintawak Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||
Owned by | Department of Transportation ā Light Rail Transit Authority | ||||||||||
Operated by | Light Rail Manila Corporation | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | E Balintawak | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Overpass | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes (Puregold Balintawak, Ayala Malls Cloverleaf, Juliana Wet & Dry Market) | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | BW | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | March 22, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-03-22)[1] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
|
Balintawak is one of two LRT-1 stations serving Quezon City, with the other being Fernando Poe Jr. It is the second station for trains headed to Baclaran and the nineteenth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr.
The station is situated in front of the Balintawak Market, near the Quezon CityāCaloocan boundary and the Balintawak Cloverleaf.