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Gil Puyat station
Train station in Pasay, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gil Puyat station, also colloquially known as Buendia station, is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Pasay, Philippines. It is situated above the intersection of Taft Avenue and Gil Puyat Avenue, where the station derived its name. The avenue itself is named after Gil Puyat, a former senator and statesman. The station was opened to the public on December 1, 1984, as part of the line's inaugural southern section, known as the Taft Line.[1][2]
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Gil Puyat station is the ninth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr., the seventeenth station for trains headed to Dr. Santos, and is one of the four Line 1 stations serving Pasay, the others are Libertad, EDSA and Baclaran.
The station is a major transfer point for passengers bound for the Makati Central Business District.
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Transportation and building links
Bus terminal for both city and provincial buses lie beside the station. Buses that ply the Buendia (Gil Puyat) route stop there, as well as buses to Batangas, Laguna, Quezon, and Marinduque. Buses that ply the Taft Avenue route also stop near the station.
Taxis, jeepneys, and tricycles also stop near the station, serving commuters that live farther away from the station.
A terminal for UV Express vans bound for SM City Fairview also lies beside the station's east entrance.
The station's west platform is directly linked to the JAC Liner Terminal and Taft Centrale Mall, respectively.[3]
Since 2024, a BGC Bus route was launched between the station, One Ayala, and the McKinley Exchange Corporate Center, serving as an indirect link between the LRT-1 and Bonifacio Global City.[4][5]
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