J. Ruiz LRT Station
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J. Ruiz
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| Manila Light Rail Transit System | |||||||||||
Juan Ruiz Station
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| Location | Aurora Boulevard cor. Juan Ruiz Street, Brgy. Ermitaño, San Juan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°36′14.88″N 120°01′02.05″E / 14.6041333°N 120.0172361°ECoordinates: 14°36′14.88″N 120°01′02.05″E / 14.6041333°N 120.0172361°E | ||||||||||
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Department of Transportation and Communications Light Rail Transit Authority |
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| Line(s) | LRT Line 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2, 1 (in the middle of J. Ruiz and V. Mapa Stations) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Overpass | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JR | ||||||||||
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| Opened | April 5, 2004 | ||||||||||
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J. Ruiz LRT Station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2 (LRT-2). J. Ruiz station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in San Juan and is named because of its location on J. Ruiz Street.
J. Ruiz station is the fifth station for trains headed to Santolan and the seventh station for trains headed to Recto. It is the only station in San Juan and is close to the borders of Quezon City before entering Manila.
It is named after Juan Ruiz, a Katipunero who took part in the Siege of El Polvorin, where the Pinaglabanan Shrine is located.
As the only station in San Juan, it serves the inner areas of the city including N. Domingo Street where the San Juan City Hall and San Juan Medical Center are located and Pinaglabanan district where Pinaglabanan Shrine and St. John the Baptist Church stand.
Buses, taxis, and jeepneys can be found at both gates of the station, while tricycles are available at the south gate.
An LRT-2 Train arriving at J. Ruiz Station
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