5th Avenue station (LRT)

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5th Avenue
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General information
Location242 Rizal Avenue Extension
Grace Park East
Caloocan, Metro Manila,
Philippines
Coordinates 14°38′40.11″N120°59′0.87″E / 14.6444750°N 120.9835750°E / 14.6444750; 120.9835750
Owned by Department of Transportation
Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)      LRT Line 1
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station code5A
History
OpenedMay 12, 1985;39 years ago (1985-05-12)
Services
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Manila LRT
Following station
Monumento LRT Line 1 R. Papa
towards Dr. Santos
Location
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5th Avenue
Location in Metro Manila
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5th Avenue
Location in Luzon
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5th Avenue
Location in the Philippines

5th Avenue station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Caloocan, Philippines. [1] The station is situated on Rizal Avenue Extension at the boundaries of Grace Park East and Grace Park West. The station is located above the avenue's intersection with 5th Avenue (C-3), after which the station is named.

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5th Avenue station serves as the fourth station for LRT-1 trains headed to Dr. Santos, the twenty-second station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr., and is one of the two LRT-1 stations serving Caloocan, the other being Monumento station.

The station is served by bus routes 8, 14, 35, 42 and 54 and jeepneys plying the Rizal Avenue and 5th Avenue routes. Tricycles may also be boarded at nearby streets.

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References

  1. Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (2021-06-10). "LRT Line 1 stopped temporarily due to affected train at 5th Avenue Station". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-11-05.