Pedro Gil LRT Station
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Pedro Gil
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| Manila Light Rail Transit System | |||||||||||
Pedro Gil station
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| Location | Taft Avenue cor. Pedro Gil Street, Ermita, Manila 1000 | ||||||||||
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Department of Transportation and Communications Light Rail Transit Authority |
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| Line(s) | LRT Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | PG | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 1, 1984 | ||||||||||
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Pedro Gil LRT station (sometimes called Herran LRT station) is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, Pedro Gil station is above-ground. The station serves Ermita in Manila and is located at the corner of Taft Avenue and Pedro Gil Street. The station takes its name from Pedro Gil Street, which used to be named Herran Street.
Pedro Gil station is the seventh station for trains headed to Roosevelt and the fourteenth station for trains headed to Baclaran.
The station is near the Philippine General Hospital, one of the oldest hospitals in the Philippines, as well as the University of the Philippines Manila, Saint Paul University Manila, Philippine Christian University, Philippine Women's University and the Philippine Science Centrum. Because of its location in Ermita, the station is near shopping and entertainment centers like Robinsons Place Manila and Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila, and cultural venues such as Julio Nakpil Street (formerly Vermont Street), which is known for its tattoos services.
Pedro Gil station is well-served by taxis and jeepneys that ply the Taft Avenue route and nearby routes. Taxis and jeepneys stop near the station and can be used to transport commuters to and from Ermita.
The Station at daytime
Coordinates: 14°34′35.87″N 120°59′16.77″E / 14.5766306°N 120.9879917°E
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