Gil Puyat station

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Gil Puyat
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General information
Other namesBuendia
Location Taft Avenue, San Isidro
Pasay, Metro Manila,
Philippines
Owned by Department of Transportation Light Rail Transit Authority
Operated by Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)      LRT Line 1
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeGP
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1984;40 years ago (1984-12-01)
Services
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Manila LRT
Following station
Vito Cruz LRT Line 1 Libertad
towards Dr. Santos
Location
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Location in Metro Manila
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Location in Luzon
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Location in the Philippines

Gil Puyat station, also colloquially known as Buendia station, is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Pasay, Philippines. It is situated above the intersection of Taft Avenue and Gil Puyat Avenue, where the station derived its name. The avenue itself is named after Gil Puyat, a former senator and statesman. The station was opened to the public on December 1, 1984, as part of LRT's inaugural southern section, known as the Taft Line. [1] [2]

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Gil Puyat station is the ninth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr., the seventeenth station for trains headed to Dr. Santos, and is one of the four Line 1 stations serving Pasay, the others are Libertad, EDSA and Baclaran.

The station is a major transfer point for passengers bound for the Makati Central Business District.

Bus terminal for both city and provincial buses lie beside the station. Buses that ply the Buendia (Gil Puyat) route stop there, as well as buses to Batangas, Laguna, Quezon, and Marinduque. Buses that ply the Taft Avenue route also stop near the station.

Taxis, jeepneys, and tricycles also stop near the station, serving commuters that live farther away from the station.

A terminal for UV Express vans bound for SM City Fairview also lies beside the station's east entrance.

The station's west platform is directly linked to the JAC Liner Terminal and Taft Centrale Mall, respectively. [3]

Since 2024, a BGC Bus route was launched between the station, One Ayala, and the McKinley Exchange Corporate Center, serving as an indirect link between the LRT-1 and Bonifacio Global City. [4] [5]

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