Baclaran station is an elevated Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station situated on Line 1. Located on the last stretches of

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right at the border with

Baclaran Baclaran is a barangay located in the northern area of the city of Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is also known to be located at the borders of the cities of Parañaque and Pasay. Because of its proximity to the seashore, the place w ...

, Parañaque, it is the current southern terminus of the line. The terminal is named after the famous shopping district of the same name, which is located on the borders of the cities of

and Parañaque. Baclaran is one of the four Line 1 stations serving Pasay, the others are

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, Libertad, and

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. The line's depot where its trains are stored, maintained and cleaned is located near the terminal. The terminal is near one of the country's most famous landmarks, the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, home of

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. It is also near to the numerous dry goods and flea markets (''tiangges'') selling everything from clothes and electronics to home decorations and traditional medicine.

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Baclaran Terminal is a major transportation hub, with many buses and jeepneys terminating here. Buses coming from the terminal usually head to points south of Manila and the province of

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. Jeepneys that terminate here usually head to various destinations in Metro Manila (

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, Parañaque, and

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to the south;

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, and

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to the north), and the province of Cavite. Taxis also ply for hire near the station, with dedicated taxis available for passengers heading to

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, which is only about from the station. Cycle rickshaws can also be used to navigate the interior streets of Baclaran from the station. Passengers can also transfer to Manila Metro Rail Transit Line 3 on its Taft Avenue station ia an elevated walkway on Two Shopping Center which is the walkway is near to the proximity of the line's

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Future

The station is set to be the transfer point for the Line 1 South Extension, also known as the South Extension Project or Cavite Extension Project which actual construction officially started on May 7, 2019 after the

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of the project is "free from obstructions". The actual construction will start from Baclaran to Sucat. The line is set to extend all the way to Bacoor,

with the first station south of Baclaran being Redemptorist station.

Incidents

* A fire blazed at a shopping mall in Baclaran around 5 a.m. January 3, 2008. Windy weather fanned the flames and brought smoke to the Baclaran terminal up to the next station at EDSA.

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