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Pureza LRT Station

 Pureza 
Manila Light Rail Transit System
MRT-2 Pureza Station.jpg
Pureza Station
Location Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard cor. Pureza Street, Santa Mesa, Manila
Coordinates 14°36′6.0″N 121°0′18.7″E / 14.601667°N 121.005194°E / 14.601667; 121.005194Coordinates: 14°36′6.0″N 121°0′18.7″E / 14.601667°N 121.005194°E / 14.601667; 121.005194
Owned by Department of Transportation and Communications
Light Rail Transit Authority
Line(s) LRT Line 2
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Transfer to Orange Line via Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard sidewalk to Santa Mesa Station.
Construction
Structure type Overpass
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code PU
History
Opened April 5, 2004
Services
Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station
toward Santolan
LRT-2
toward Recto
  Out-of-system interchange  
Preceding station   PNR   Following station
toward Tutuban
Metro Commuter
Transfer at: Santa Mesa
toward Calamba

Pureza LRT Station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2 (LRT-2). Pureza station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in Santa Mesa in Manila and is named because of its location on Pureza Street.

The station is the third station for trains headed to Santolan and the ninth station for trains headed to Recto.

Pureza Station is fully wheelchair accessible in the south entrance. The north entrance doesn't have an elevator to the concourse area.

Landmarks nearby the station include educational institutions such as AMA Computer College Manila Campus, De Ocampo Memorial College, Pio del Pilar Elementary School, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, and Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School and [Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology or also known as EARIST] Commercial establishments in the vicinity include Puregold Sta. Mesa, Savemore Market, and variety retail shops and flea markets.

Some students studying in the University of Santo Tomas opt to depart from this station. A cycle rickshaw is available for transport to a jeepney terminal bound for Tayuman. The other station used by UST students in going to school is the Legarda Station.

A Philippine National Railways station, Santa Mesa, is a short walk from Pureza station.


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