Kalayaan Station (Line 9)

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 Kalayaan 
Metro Manila Subway Line 9
Location Kalayaan Avenue cor. 11th Avenue, West Rembo, Makati City
Owned by Department of Transportation
Line(s) Line 9
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened2025 (planned)
Services
Preceding station  Metro Manila Subway  Following station
toward  Quirino Highway
Line 9
toward  FTI or NAIA Terminal 3

Kalayaan station is a planned station on the Metro Manila Subway Line 9 . Like all other Line 9 stations, the station is underground. The station is situated along the border of Makati and Taguig, with entrances on both sides. The station is planned to be located underneath the junction of Kalayaan Avenue, a major road in West Rembo, Makati, Philippines where the station derives its name, and a sparsely used section of 11th Avenue inside Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.

Metro Manila Subway Line 9 Under construction subway line in Metro Manila.

Metro Manila Subway Line 9, formerly known as the Mega Manila Subway, is an underground rapid transit line currently under construction in Metro Manila, Philippines. The 36-kilometer (22 mi) line, which will run north–south between the cities of Quezon City, Pasig, Makati, Taguig and Pasay, will serve fifteen stations between the Quirino Highway and FTI stations. It will also serve as the country's second direct airport rail link, with a branch line to Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The line is designed to connect with the other urban rail transit services in the region, including Line 1, Line 3, and Line 7 at the North Avenue Common station, which is also currently under construction; the existing Line 2 and Metro Commuter Line; and the planned Line 5 and Line 8.

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Taguig, officially the City of Taguig,, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 804,915 people. The city is known for the Bonifacio Global City, one of the leading financial and lifestyle districts of the country, and Arca South, a planned unit development located at the site of the former Food Terminal Incorporated (FTI) in Western Bicutan. Taguig is also the home of SM Aura Premier, Market! Market!, the Department of Science and Technology, Manila American Cemetery, and the Heroes' Cemetery.

The station will serve both the residents of Makati along Kalayaan Avenue and establishments along the northern portion of Bonifacio Global City, particularly Uptown Mall and the surrounding Uptown Bonifacio township. The station is slated to open in 2025, when the line commences full operations. [1]

Bonifacio Global City Central Business District in National Capital Region, Philippines

Bonifacio Global City is a financial and lifestyle district in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located 11 km (6.8 mi) south-east of the center of Manila. The district experienced commercial growth following the sale of military land by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). The entire district used to be the part of the main Philippine Army camp.

Uptown Mall

Uptown Mall is a shopping mall at the Uptown Bonifacio complex in the Northern part of Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City. The mall is located at 36th Street of the complex. The mall is owned and managed by Megaworld Lifestyle Malls, a subsidiary of Megaworld Corporation.

Reference

  1. Vera, Ben O. de. "1st 3 Metro Manila subway stations seen operational by 2022" . Retrieved 15 March 2019.

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