Baclaran station

Location
	Baclaran Location in Metro Manila Baclaran Location in Luzon Baclaran Location in the Philippines

Baclaran
Baclaran
General information
Location	Taft Avenue Extension, Santo Niño ; Pasay, Metro Manila,; Philippines
Owned by	Department of Transportation – Light Rail Transit Authority
Operated by	Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)	LRT Line 1
Platforms	3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Viaduct
Other information
Station code	BA
History
Opened	December 1, 1984; 39 years ago
Previous names	South Terminal (c. 1985)
Services
Location
Location
	Baclaran Location in Metro Manila Baclaran Location in Luzon Baclaran Location in the Philippines

Baclaran station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Pasay. Situated on the last stretches of Taft Avenue right at the border with Baclaran, Parañaque. The station is named after the famous shopping district of the same name, which is located on the borders of the cities of Pasay and Parañaque. Opened in 1984, the station served as the line's initial southern terminus, historically known as South Terminal, until Phase 1 of the Cavite Extension was opened in 2024.^[1]^[2]

The station is the sixth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr. and the twentieth station for trains headed to Dr. Santos. Baclaran is one of the four LRT-1 stations serving Pasay; the others are Gil Puyat, Libertad, and EDSA. The line's depot is located near the station.

The terminal is near one of the country's most famous landmarks, the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, widely known as the Baclaran Church. It is also near numerous dry goods and flea markets (tiangges), selling everything from clothes and electronics to home decorations and traditional medicine. It is also interconnected to adjacent shopping malls such as MyMall and Baclaran LRT Shopping Mall.

Transportation links

Baclaran station is a major transportation hub, with many buses and jeepneys terminating here. Buses coming from the terminal usually head to points south of Manila and the province of Cavite. Jeepneys that stop here usually go to various destinations in Metro Manila (Las Piñas, Parañaque, and Muntinlupa to the south; Manila, Pasay, Quezon City, and Caloocan to the north) and the province of Cavite. Taxis also ply for hire near the station, with dedicated taxis available for passengers heading to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, which is only about 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) from the station. Cycle rickshaws or pedicabs and tricycles can also be used to navigate the interior streets of Baclaran and Santo Niño in Pasay from the station.

Incidents

January 3, 2008: A fire blazed at a shopping mall in Baclaran around 5 a.m. PST. Windy weather fanned the flames and brought smoke to the Baclaran terminal up to the next station at EDSA.^[3]
August 11, 2008: A fire blazed in Baclaran Terminal Plaza Mall near the station. This was resumed on August 13.^[4]^[5]
April 13, 2023: A malfunction occurred at the station, causing LRT Line 1 to go on limited operations from Gil Puyat to Roosevelt beginning at 1:40 p.m PST.^[6]

Gallery

Entrance
Station's link with Baclaran LRT Shopping Mall

References

^ "The LRT as a Component of Metro Manila's Transport Systems" (PDF). Philippine Planning Journal. XVII (1). School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines: 33-45. October 1985. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
^ Bajo, Anna Felicia (November 7, 2024). "LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1 partial opening this November —DOTR". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
^ Olchondra, Riza T. (January 3, 2008). "LRT sustains damage, loses rider revenue from mall fire". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
^ "LRT Baclaran terminal resumes operation; mall fire 'under control'". GMA News and Public Affairs. August 13, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
^ Villanueva, Rhodina. "Pasay fire still rages after 48 hours". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
^ Untalan, Sherylin (April 13, 2023). "LRT-1 to go on limited operations after a malfunction at Baclaran station". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved September 9, 2023.

External links

Media related to Baclaran station at Wikimedia Commons

14°32′19.77″N 121°00′02.46″E / 14.5388250°N 121.0006833°E / 14.5388250; 121.0006833

[1] "The LRT as a Component of Metro Manila's Transport Systems" (PDF). Philippine Planning Journal. XVII (1). School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines: 33-45. October 1985. Retrieved November 16, 2024.

[2] Bajo, Anna Felicia (November 7, 2024). "LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1 partial opening this November —DOTR". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved November 7, 2024.

[3] Olchondra, Riza T. (January 3, 2008). "LRT sustains damage, loses rider revenue from mall fire". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

[4] "LRT Baclaran terminal resumes operation; mall fire 'under control'". GMA News and Public Affairs. August 13, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2024.

[5] Villanueva, Rhodina. "Pasay fire still rages after 48 hours". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

[6] Untalan, Sherylin (April 13, 2023). "LRT-1 to go on limited operations after a malfunction at Baclaran station". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved September 9, 2023.

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