Buendia railway station

This article is about the PNR station. For the MRT-3 station, see Buendia MRT Station.
 Buendia 
Philippine National Railways

Platform area of Buendia station
Location South Luzon Expressway cor. Gil Puyat Avenue
Pio del Pilar, Makati
Coordinates 14°33′26.47″N 121°0′29.17″E / 14.5573528°N 121.0081028°E / 14.5573528; 121.0081028Coordinates: 14°33′26.47″N 121°0′29.17″E / 14.5573528°N 121.0081028°E / 14.5573528; 121.0081028
Owned by Philippine National Railways
Line(s) █ PNR Southrail
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At grade
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code DIA
History
Opened 1975
Rebuilt 1990, 2009
Services
Preceding station   PNR   Following station
toward Tutuban
Metro Commuter
toward Calamba
PNR Metro Commuter
Legend
 South Commuter Line 
 Tutuban
 Blumentritt  LRT1 
 Laong Laan
 España
 Santa Mesa  LRT2 
 Pasig River
 Pandacan
 Paco
 San Andres
 Vito Cruz
Manila
Makati
 Buendia
 Pasay Road
 EDSA  MRT3 
Makati
Taguig
 Nichols Ninoy Aquino International Airport
 FTI
Taguig
Parañaque
 Bicutan
Parañaque
Muntinlupa
 Sucat
 Alabang
 Muntinlupa
Muntinlupa
San Pedro
 San Pedro
 Pacita MG
San Pedro
Biñan
 Golden City 1
 Biñan
Biñan
Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa
Cabuyao
 Cabuyao
 Mamatid
Cabuyao
Calamba
 Calamba

Buendia or (sometimes called Dela Rosa) is a station on the South Main Line ("Southrail") of the Philippine National Railways. Like all PNR stations, this station is at grade. The station is located at the corner of Gil Puyat Avenue (formerly named Buendia Avenue) and the South Luzon Expressway in Makati.

Buendia is the ninth station from Tutuban and is one of three stations serving Makati, the other two being Pasay Road and EDSA.

History

Buendia station was opened on November 24, 1975 as part of the 83rd Anniversary of the Philippine National Railways coincided with the double tracking from Paco to Pasay Road, the station was renovated from 1989 to 1990 for the Metrotren Commuter service.

During the Northrail-Southrail Linkage Project, the platforms were raised with renovation of the station area and formally reopened on July 14, 2009.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near the Cash and Carry Mall in Barangay Palanan and an SM Hypermarket on the other side of the South Luzon Expressway in Barangay San Isidro. Further away from the station are Makati Cinema Square, Exportbank Plaza and the San Antonio, Pio Del Pilar and San Isidro national high schools. A cluster of Cityland condominiums is also located right behind the station.

Buendia station is accessible by jeepneys and buses plying the Taft Avenue and South Luzon Expressway routes. A terminal for San Antonio cycle rickshaws is located across the station on the other side of Gil Puyat Avenue, while Pio del Pilar cycle rickshaws also drop commuters off at the station.

The station is located roughly midway between Buendia MRT Stations at the intersection with Epifanio de los Santos Avenue and Gil Puyat LRT Station at the intersection with Taft Avenue.

Station Layout

L1
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform A PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban (←)
Platform B PNR Metro Commuter towards Alabang (→)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
L1 Concourse/
Street Level		 Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, Cash and Carry Mall, SM Hypermarket, Cityland Condominiums


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