R. Papa station

R. Papa station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1. Like all other Line 1 stations, R. Papa station is above-ground. The station serves Tondo in Manila and is located on Rizal Avenue Extension in Barangay Obrero, Tondo. The station is named after Ricardo Papa Street. The station is the first station in Rizal Avenue Extension going north and the last station in the city of Manila.

R. Papa
Location3405 Rizal Avenue Extension cor. Ricardo Papa Street, Brgy. 190 Obrero
Tondo, Manila
Philippines
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)     Line 1
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsJeepneys, buses, cycle rickshaws
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeRP
History
OpenedMay 12, 1985
Services
Preceding station Manila LRT Following station
5th Avenue
towards Roosevelt
Line 1 Abad Santos
towards Baclaran
Location
R. Papa
Location within Metro Manila

R. Papa station serves as the fifth station for Line 1 trains headed to Baclaran and as the sixteenth station for trains headed to Roosevelt.

Commuters can take the many jeepneys or taxis to R. Papa station. Buses that ply the Taft Avenue route also stop near the station. Cycle rickshaws are available outside the station.

See also

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