Shaw Boulevard MRT Station
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Shaw Boulevard
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| Manila Metro Rail Transit System | |||||||||||
Shaw Boulevard Terminal Station
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| Location |
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue cor. Shaw Boulevard Brgy. Wack-Wack Greenhills, Mandaluyong |
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| Owned by |
Department of Transportation and Communications Metro Rail Transit Corporation |
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| Line(s) | MRT-3 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Double Island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (1 reserve and 1 spur route) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SB | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 15, 1999 | ||||||||||
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Shaw Boulevard MRT Station, also called Shaw for short, is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3 (MRT-3). Shaw Boulevard station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line and is also considered as the "central terminal" of the line. Also, this is the only station with 2 tracks, 1 reserve route and 1 spur route. The station is located in the Mandaluyong portion of Ortigas Center and is named after Shaw Boulevard, since the station lies directly above the boulevard.
The station is the seventh station for trains headed to Taft Avenue and the seventh station for trains headed to North Avenue. The Shaw Boulevard station lies at the center of the whole line.
The station serves the Ortigas Center and Greenfield business districts and is near three prominent shopping centers: Shangri-La Plaza, Pavilion Mall (formerly EDSA Central) and Starmall which are all connected by elevated pedestrian walkways. Commuters can also walk or take alternate forms of transportation to the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel and to SM Megamall. Other nearby landmarks include the San Miguel Corporation building, the Department of Education head office, University of Asia and the Pacific, Lourdes School of Mandaluyong, St. Paul College Pasig, Astoria Plaza, PhilSports Arena, Capitol Commons, Ynares Sports Arena and the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club. The news network CNN Philippines is one of the landmarks from the station.
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