Betty Go-Belmonte station is an elevated Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station situated on Line 2. The station during its inception was formerly called as Boston station but was renamed into the current name due to the minor realignment of some stations (the other being V. Mapa) that has caused the change of proximity to the

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. The station is located in New Manila in

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and is named after

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, the late wife of House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and the founder of

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. The station is the seventh station for trains headed to both

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and

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stations.

Nearby landmarks

The station is located near Cubao Cathedral, Holy Buddhist Temple,

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Motherhouse, and Kalayaan College.

Transportation links

There are

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s, and buses are available outside the station.

Nearby landmarks

Transportation links

References

See also