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R. Papa station
Train station in Manila, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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R. Papa station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Tondo, Manila, Philippines. It is situated on Rizal Avenue Extension in Barrio Obrero. The station is named after Ricardo Papa Street, which is in turn named after a former Manila police chief-turned-Commanding General of the Philippine Army.[1] The station is the first station in Rizal Avenue Extension going north and the last in the city of Manila.
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Location | 3405 Rizal Avenue Extension, Tondo and Santa Cruz Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 14°38′9.91″N 120°58′56.31″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Department of Transportation Light Rail Manila Corporation | ||||||||||
Line(s) | LRT Line 1 | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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Station code | RP | ||||||||||
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Opened | May 12, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-05-12) | ||||||||||
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R. Papa station serves as the fifth station for LRT-1 trains headed to Baclaran and as the sixteenth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr.