Legarda LRT Station

Legarda
Manila Light Rail Transit System
Legarda Station
Location	Legarda Street, San Miguel, Manila
Coordinates	14°36′03.06″N 120°59′33.69″E / 14.6008500°N 120.9926917°E / 14.6008500; 120.9926917Coordinates: 14°36′03.06″N 120°59′33.69″E / 14.6008500°N 120.9926917°E / 14.6008500; 120.9926917
Owned by	Department of Transportation and Communications Light Rail Transit Authority
Line(s)	LRT Line 2
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Overpass
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	LE
History
Opened	April 5, 2004
Services
Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station Pureza toward Santolan LRT-2 Recto Terminus

Legarda LRT Station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2 (LRT-2). Legarda Station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in San Miguel in Manila and is named after Legarda Street, where the station sits above it. The street in turn is named after Benito Legarda, a Filipino legislator.

The station is the second station for trains headed to Santolan and the tenth station for trains headed to Recto.

The station is popular with students who study in nearby universities such as University of the East and San Sebastian College along CM Recto Avenue; as well as San Beda College, Centro Escolar University, Victorino Mapa High School, La Consolacion College and College of the Holy Spirit, all situated within the University Belt, along the famed Mendiola Street. and also the Arellano University This street also leads to Malacañan Palace in San Miguel district. The all-steel Gothic Basilica of San Sebastian and Sampaloc Public Market also stand nearby.

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