Vito Cruz station (PNR)

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Vito Cruz
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Exterior of Vito Cruz station
General information
Location Osmeña Highway, San Andres
Coordinates 14°34′1.56″N121°0′10.14″E / 14.5671000°N 121.0028167°E / 14.5671000; 121.0028167
Owned by Philippine National Railways
Operated byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)  South Main Line
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsJeepneys, buses, and tricycles
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeVTC
History
Opened1975
Rebuilt1990 and 2009
Services
Preceding station PNR Following station
San Andres
towards Tutuban
Metro South Commuter Dela Rosa
towards IRRI
Location
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Vito Cruz
Location within Metro Manila
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Governor Pascual
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Vito Cruz station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in the city of Manila, Philippines. The station derives its name from the former name of the adjacent now Pablo Ocampo Sr. Street, which is Vito Cruz Street, after a former alcalde mayor of Pineda (present-day Pasay).

Contents

Vito Cruz is the eighth station from Tutuban and is the last station on the South Main Line physically located in the city of Manila.

History

Vito Cruz, together with Buendia, was opened on November 24, 1975 as part of the 83rd anniversary of the Philippine National Railways.

Nearby landmarks

The station serves the district of San Andres in Manila, as well as nearby barangays San Antonio, La Paz, and Palanan in Makati. Adjacent landmarks include Barangay 764's Barangay Action Center along Perlita Street and some commercial establishments. Further away from the station are educational institutions such as the main campus of Arellano University School of Law, the De La Salle University, the De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde and St. Scholastica's College, the Manila South Cemetery.

Vito Cruz station is accessible by jeepneys plying the Zobel Roxas Street route, as well as buses on the Osmeña Highway. A tricycle terminal plying barangay San Antonio in Makati is located across the station on Zobel Roxas Street, while tricycles based in Manila and barangay Palanan, Makati also drop commuters off at the station.

Station layout

L1
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform A PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban (←)
Platform B PNR Metro Commuter towards Alabang (→)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
L1Concourse/
Street Level
Ticket Booths, Station Control

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