Rail transportation in the Philippines presently is used mostly to transport passengers within Metro Manila and the nearby province of Laguna. Freight transport is nonexistent, although there are plans for a revival from Port Area, Manila to Laguna, and a cargo train planned between Subic and Clark. Currently, the country has a railway footprint of only 77 kilometres through Line 1, Line 2, Line 3 and the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Metro Commuter Line. This situation will change in the immediate future as the government has plans to expand its current footprint to more than 320 kilometers by 2022.
Shaw Boulevard Station, also called Shaw for short, is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. Shaw Boulevard station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line and is also considered as the "central terminal" of the line. Also, this is the only station with 3 tracks, 1 reserve track for temporary parking of disabled trains and termination track when train service changes and 2 for regular train service, and also the only elevated station in the line to feature a concourse on top of the platforms at the 3rd level. The station is located in the Mandaluyong portion of Ortigas Center and is named after Shaw Boulevard, since the station lies directly above the boulevard.
Araneta Center–Cubao Station, usually called as Cubao Station, is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. Araneta Center–Cubao station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in Cubao in Quezon City and is named because of its location in the district of the same name and its location near the famed Araneta Center, one of the Philippines' most recognized shopping centers.
The Ayala Station is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. Ayala station is one of the two underground stations that can be found on the line, the other being the Buendia station. The station is located in Makati and is named so due to its proximity to two places bearing the Ayala name: Ayala Center and Ayala Avenue.
Ortigas Station is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. The station is located in the Mandaluyong portion of Ortigas Center and is named after either Ortigas Center or Ortigas Avenue, which is nearby.
Buendia Station, is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. Buendia station is one of the two underground stations that can be found on the line, the other being the Ayala station. The station lies near the Buendia Flyover and Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) in Makati. It is near Shell Bel-Air in the corner of Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia), EDSA, and Zodiac Street.
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.
Shaw Boulevard, formerly known as Jose Rizal Boulevard, is a 4-8 lane highway connecting the cities of Mandaluyong and Pasig in the Philippines. The boulevard is named after William James Shaw, the founder of the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in Mandaluyong. The road is one of the major thoroughfares of the Ortigas Center in Mandaluyong and Pasig, housing many shopping malls like the Starmall on EDSA-Shaw, The Marketplace and the posh Shangri-La Plaza.
History of Golf in the Philippines is the history of golf in the Philippines as a pastime play, as an amateur game, and as a professional sport. Golf was introduced to the Philippines more than a hundred years ago. From then onwards, the Philippines has produced its own notable "corps of golf masters" and players.
Radial Road 5, more commonly referred to as R-5, is a network of roads and bridges that altogether form the fifth radial road of Manila in the Philippines. The road links the City of Manila with Mandaluyong and Pasig in the east, leading out of Metro Manila into the province of Rizal and south towards Laguna. It is the only arterial road traversing the east side of the Laguna de Bay.
William James Bernard Shaw was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist in the Philippines.
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 first 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.
EDSA station is a proposed station along the planned Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 4 in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It will be located at the intersection of EDSA and Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong adjacent to the Shangri-La Plaza.
Acacia Lane station is a proposed station along the planned Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 4 in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. It will be located in between the intersection of Shaw Boulevard with Gomezville Street/9 de Pebrero Street and Acacia Lane in Pleasant Hills.
Kalentong station is a proposed station along the planned Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 4 in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. It will be located at the intersection of New Panaderos and General Kalentong streets and Shaw Boulevard in Barangay Daang Bakal.
Dupil station is a proposed station along the planned Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 4 in Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. It will be located a few meters north of the intersection of Dupil Street and P. Sanchez Street in Santa Mesa, nearby Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital.
Magsaysay Boulevard station is a proposed station along the planned Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 4 in Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. It will be located a few meters south of the intersection of Magsaysay Boulevard and V. Mapa Street in Santa Mesa.
