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R. Papa station

Coordinates: 14°38′9.91″N 120°58′56.31″E / 14.6360861°N 120.9823083°E / 14.6360861; 120.9823083
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R. Papa
General information
Location3405 Rizal Avenue Extension, Tondo and Santa Cruz
Manila, Metro Manila,
Philippines
Coordinates14°38′9.91″N 120°58′56.31″E / 14.6360861°N 120.9823083°E / 14.6360861; 120.9823083
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)     LRT Line 1
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeRP
History
OpenedMay 12, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-05-12)
Services
Preceding station LRTA_Logo
Manila LRT
Following station
5th Avenue LRT Line 1 Abad Santos
towards Dr. Santos
Location
R. Papa is located in Manila
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R. Papa
Location in Manila
R. Papa is located in Metro Manila
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R. Papa
Location in Metro Manila
R. Papa is located in Luzon
R. Papa
R. Papa
Location in Luzon
R. Papa is located in Philippines
R. Papa
R. Papa
Location in the Philippines

R. Papa station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Tondo, Manila, Philippines. It is situated on Rizal Avenue Extension in Barrio Obrero. The station is named after Ricardo Papa Street, which is in turn named after a former Manila police chief-turned-Commanding General of the Philippine Army.[1] The station is the first station in Rizal Avenue Extension going north and the last in the city of Manila, located just next to the city's boundary with Caloocan.

R. Papa station serves as the fifth station for LRT-1 trains headed to Dr. Santos and as the twenty-first station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr.

History

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R. Papa station was opened to the public on May 12, 1985, as part of the Rizal Line, which extended the LRT northward to Monumento.[2][3]

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Commuters can take the many jeepneys or taxis to and from R. Papa station. Buses that ply the Rizal Avenue route also stop near the station. Tricycles are available outside the station, with a terminal beside the west entrance at the intersection of R. Papa Street and Rizal Avenue.

Nearby landmarks

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R. Papa station is located near the North Gate of Manila Chinese Cemetery, San Pancracio Parish Church, Campo Santo de La Loma, La Loma Catholic Cemetery, and Barrio Obrero.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sino nga ba si 'R. Papa' sa LRT station sa Maynila?". GMA News Online (in Filipino). July 11, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Railway Operations". Light Rail Transit Authority. Retrieved November 16, 2024.