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Blumentritt station (LRT)

Coordinates: 14°37′21.82″N 120°58′58.4″E / 14.6227278°N 120.982889°E / 14.6227278; 120.982889
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Blumentritt
General information
LocationRizal Avenue, Santa Cruz and Tondo
Manila, Metro Manila,
Philippines
Coordinates14°37′21.82″N 120°58′58.4″E / 14.6227278°N 120.982889°E / 14.6227278; 120.982889
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)     LRT Line 1
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
Connections Blumentritt
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeBL
History
OpenedMay 12, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-05-12)
Services
Preceding station LRTA_Logo
Manila LRT
Following station
Abad Santos LRT Line 1 Tayuman
towards Baclaran
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station PNR Following station
Solis North Shuttle España
towards Bicutan
Tutuban
Terminus
Metro South Commuter Laon Laan
towards IRRI
Bicol Express España
towards Legazpi
Location
Blumentritt is located in Manila
Blumentritt
Blumentritt
Location in Manila
Blumentritt is located in Metro Manila
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Blumentritt
Location in Metro Manila
Blumentritt is located in Luzon
Blumentritt
Blumentritt
Location in Luzon
Blumentritt is located in Philippines
Blumentritt
Blumentritt
Location in the Philippines

Blumentritt station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Manila, Philippines. The station is situated above Rizal Avenue, particularly at its intersections with Old Antipolo Street and Blumentritt Road, from which the station's name is derived. The latter is named to honor Bohemian professor Ferdinand Blumentritt, one of José Rizal's closest associates and a sympathizer of the Propaganda Movement.

Blumentritt station serves as the seventh station for LRT-1 trains headed to Baclaran, and the fourteenth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr. It is one of the six Line 1 stations serving Santa Cruz district, along with Abad Santos, Tayuman, Bambang, Doroteo Jose, and Carriedo.

It is the second-to last station on Rizal Avenue before the line shifts to Rizal Avenue Extension past Abad Santos station.

Blumentritt station is one of the locations where a bomb exploded in a train cab on December 30, 2000, during the Rizal Day bombings that caused 22 fatalities and injuries to around 100.[1]

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A Philippine National Railways (PNR) station with the same name exists just a short walk from the station. Buses, jeepneys and taxis that ply Rizal Avenue and nearby routes stop at Blumentritt station, where there is a nearby transportation terminal. Numerous tricycles could also be found near the station, servicing quick transportation from people disembarking from the station and from the jeepneys. The station will be linked to the upcoming North–South Commuter Railway.

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References

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  1. ^ "DOJ Indicts Asia's Most Wanted Terrorist in 2000 LRT Bombing". Department of Justice (Republic of the Philippines). July 7, 2003. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2021.