Buendia station is an underground Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station located on the MRT Line 3 (MRT-3) system in

Makati Makati ( ; ), officially the City of Makati (), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, known for being one of the leading financial centers in the country. As of 2013, the city has the highest concent ...

. It is one of two underground stations that can be found on the line, the other being Ayala. The station lies near the EDSA–Kalayaan Flyover and

Gil Puyat Avenue Senator Gil J. Puyat Avenue, also known simply as Gil Puyat Avenue and by its former official name Buendia Avenue, is a major arterial thoroughfare which runs east–west through Makati and Pasay in western Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one ...

(Buendia Avenue) in

. It is the tenth station for trains headed to

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and the fourth station for trains headed to North Avenue. It is the second to the last station south of the

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and is also the last underground station in the line before the line goes above ground at

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. It is one of five stations on the line where passengers can catch a train going in the opposite direction without paying a new fare due to the station's layout. The other four stations are Araneta Center–Cubao,

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, Boni, Ayala, and

. Excluding Araneta Center–Cubao station, it is also one of four stations on the line with its concourse level located above the platform.

History

Buendia station was opened on December 15, 1999, as part of MRT's initial section from this station to . It served as the line's southern terminus until station and two intermediate stations in Makati opened on July 20, 2000, after delays due to the inclusion of additional work orders by

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(DOTC), including the Tramo Flyover in

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Nearby landmarks

The station serves the

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and is the nearest station to the

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offices; as well as the headquarters of major banks like

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and

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. Several business process outsourcing (BPO) buildings line the avenue right outside the station, including those in SM Cyberzone. The famous

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and Jupiter Street entertainment districts, and

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, can also be accessed from this station via taxi or jeepneys. Posh residential subdivisions such as Forbes Park, Bel-Air, and Urdaneta Villages are found in the vicinity of the station.

Transportation links

The station has

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, and

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outside the station. Jeepneys that ply the area of the station head along Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) for western

, the

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, and

. The Buendia station of

EDSA Carousel The EDSA Carousel, also known as Route 1 and formerly and still referred to as Route E, is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system, part of several bus routes in Metro Manila. It is situated along EDSA ( C-4 Road) and other roads, running on a dedic ...

, located along EDSA, is interconnected to the MRT station through a pedestrian footbridge. eSakay, an electric jeepney, also plies the station and is bound for

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and

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City Hall.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buendia station (MRT) Manila Metro Rail Transit System stations Buildings and structures in Makati Makati Central Business District Railway stations in the Philippines opened in 1999

History

Nearby landmarks

Transportation links

See also

References