Quezon City is a highly urbanized city and the most populous city in the Philippines. It was founded by and named after Manuel L. Quezon, the 2nd President of the Philippines, to replace Manila as the national capital. The city was proclaimed as such in 1948, though a significant number of government buildings have remained in Manila. Quezon City held status as the official capital until 1976 when a presidential decree was issued to reinstate and designate Manila as the capital and Metro Manila as the seat of government.
Katipunan station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2. It is the only underground station in the entire line. The station is located in Loyola Heights in Quezon City and is named because of its location on Katipunan Avenue, one of Quezon City's main thoroughfares. The avenue is in turn named after the Katipunan revolutionary society.
Kamuning Station, also called as GMA-Kamuning Station, is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. Kamuning station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in Scout Area of Diliman in Quezon City and is named because of its location near Barangay Kamuning and the road named after the barangay, Kamuning, which is crossed by the EDSA-Kamuning Flyover.
Quezon Avenue Station is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. Quezon Avenue station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in Diliman in Quezon City and is named after Quezon Avenue, one of the busy thoroughfares of Quezon City.
Santolan Station (Not to be confused with Santolan station ,also called as Santolan–Annapolis Station, is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. It is the ninth station for trains headed to North Avenue and the fifth station for trains headed to Taft Avenue. The station is named after Santolan Road which stretches from Quezon City to San Juan City. The station is located between Annapolis Street and Santolan Road.
Commonwealth Avenue, formerly known as Don Mariano Marcos Avenue, named after the father of President Ferdinand Marcos, is a 12.4-kilometer (7.7 mi) highway located in Quezon City, Philippines, which spans from 6 to 18 lanes and is the widest in the Philippines. It is one of the major roads in Metro Manila and is designated as part of Radial Road 7 (R-7) of the older Manila arterial road system and National Route 170 (N170) of the Philippine highway network.
Gilmore station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2 in the Philippines located near Gilmore Avenue, Quezon City in New Manila, Quezon City. It is named after the nearby Gilmore Avenue, which in turn is named for Eugene Allen Gilmore, Vice Governor-General of the Philippines from 1922 to 1929 who twice served as acting Governor-General of the Philippines.
Blumentritt station is a station on the South Main Line ("Southrail") of the Philippine National Railways. Like all PNR stations, it is at grade. It is located at the corner of Old Antipolo Street and Rizal Avenue in Santa Cruz, Manila and derives its name from nearby Blumentritt Road, which is named after the Bohemian professor Ferdinand Blumentritt, friend of José Rizal and sympathizer of the Filipino cause.
The Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 7, also known as MRT Line 7, or MRT-7, is an under-construction rapid transit line in the Philippines. When completed, the line will be 22.8 kilometers long serviced by 14 stations. The line runs in a northeast-southwest direction, beginning at San Jose del Monte, Bulacan up to the under-construction North Avenue Grand Central station located in North Avenue, Quezon City. The line will traverse Quezon City and Caloocan in Metro Manila, and is envisioned to spur business and commerce at its inter-modal terminal station in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. According to the latest update, the project is 47.21% complete as of August 31, 2019.
Aurora Boulevard is a four-to-ten lane major thoroughfare in Quezon City and San Juan in Metro Manila, Philippines. It was named after Doña Aurora Quezon, the consort of Commonwealth President Manuel Luis Quezon. It is one of the major roads in the commercial district of Araneta City in Cubao. Line 2 runs over the road.
Roosevelt Avenue is the principal north-south road serving the district of San Francisco del Monte in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is situated in Quezon City and runs between Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) to the north and Quezon Avenue to the south. It was named in memory of U.S. president Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
North Avenue is a major road located in Quezon City within the Diliman area of northeastern Metro Manila, Philippines. It runs east–west through the northern edge of the barangay of North Triangle. The street is located in Quezon City's mixed-use and government area, known for its malls, condominiums, hotels, and the upcoming QC CBD. It is also home to the SM City North EDSA, Trinoma, and Ayala Malls Vertis North located on the avenue's junction with Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). The entire avenue is designated as National Route 173 (N173) of the Philippine highway network.
Timog Avenue is a major road located in Quezon City within the Diliman area of northeastern Metro Manila, Philippines. It runs east–west through the southern edge of the barangay of South Triangle and used to be named in English South Avenue. The street is located in Quezon City's entertainment area, known for its restaurants, bars and karaoke and comedy clubs. It is also home to the GMA Network Center studios located on the avenue's junction with Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). The entire avenue is designated as National Route 172 (N172) of the Philippine highway network.
The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the Philippine capital region of 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.
Bungad is one of the 142 barangays of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines bounded by Veterans Village in the North, San Antonio in the West, Paltok in the South and West Avenue in the East.
Balingasa, more commonly known as Balintawak and Cloverleaf, is one of many barangays located in the west portion of Quezon City sharing a boundary with Caloocan City.
EDSA Station is a proposed station of the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 8 located beneath the EDSA-Quezon Avenue Crossing in Diliman, Quezon City. The station shall be an interchange with the Line 3 and Line 9 at Line 3 Quezon Avenue station and Line 9 Quezon Avenue station which shall be nearby this station.
