Araneta Center–Cubao station (LRT)

This article is about the LRT station. For the MRT station, see Araneta Center–Cubao station (MRT).

Araneta Center–Cubao station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 2 (LRT-2) system in Cubao, Quezon City. It is named after the old name of Araneta City, a mixed-use development.

Araneta Center–Cubao
General information
Other names	Araneta–Cubao Cubao
Location	Aurora Boulevard, Cubao Quezon City, Metro Manila Philippines
Coordinates	14°37′21.64″N 121°03′09.49″E
Owned by	Department of Transportation
Operated by	Light Rail Transit Authority
Line(s)	LRT Line 2
Platforms	3 (3 side)
Tracks	3
Connections	3 Araneta Center–Cubao  3  Gateway Mall  51  53  Farmers Plaza  61  Araneta City Bus Port  1  Araneta City Future:  E  Cubao
Construction
Structure type	Overpass
Parking	Yes (Gateway Mall, Manhattan Parkway, Manhattan Garden City, Manhattan Tower 2)[1]
Accessible	Concourse: South Entrance only Platforms: All platforms
Other information
Station code	AC
History
Opened	April 5, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-04-05)
Services
Preceding station Manila LRT Following station Anonas towards Antipolo LRT Line 2 Betty Go-Belmonte towards Recto
Out-of-system interchange Preceding station Manila MRT Following station GMA–Kamuning towards North Avenue MRT Line 3 transfer at Araneta Center–Cubao Santolan–Annapolis towards Taft Avenue
Location Araneta Center–Cubao Location in Metro Manila Show map of Metro Manila Araneta Center–Cubao Location in Luzon Show map of Luzon Araneta Center–Cubao Location in the Philippines Show map of Philippines

The station is the eighth station for trains headed to Antipolo and the sixth station for trains headed to Recto.

The station layout is composed of three platforms: The two main platforms serve the entire system (eastbound and westbound) and an extra platform serves as a terminus. The extra platform, currently unused, is found under the main platforms where the concourse area can also be found.

History

Araneta Center–Cubao station first commenced operations on April 5, 2003. It served as the initial western terminus of the line until Legarda station and five intermediate stations opened on April 5, 2004.^[2][3] It temporarily regained its terminus status from October 8, 2019, to January 21, 2021, this time as the eastern terminus, due to a fire on October 3, 2019, that affected two rectifiers of the line between Anonas and Katipunan stations.^[4] Normal operations later resumed after the rectifiers were repaired.^[5][6]

Nearby establishments

The most recognizable landmark that the station is located at is the Araneta City, which hosts shopping malls such as Ali Mall, Farmers Plaza and Gateway Mall, where the station's south entrance is located, as well as the Smart Araneta Coliseum. At the opposite side of the station is Project 5 or Barangay E. Rodriguez, the location of other shopping establishments such as DiviMart, Hansel Arcade and Diamond Arcade, as well as Cubao Elementary School. The station's concourse level is directly interconnected to Gateway Mall and Diamond Arcade.

Transportation links

Due to its location at Araneta City, the station is located in a major transportation hub. Provincial buses stop at the Araneta City Bus Port within the complex, and jeepneys for various destinations all over Metro Manila (within Quezon City, Manila, Marikina, Pasig, and San Juan) and Rizal province (Angono, Antipolo, Cainta, Montalban, San Mateo, and Taytay), UV Express, taxis and tricycles are available upon request. Traffic regulations, however, prohibit tricycles on EDSA and Aurora Boulevard.

The station is also the transit point for commuters riding the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. It is connected to its namesake station via Gateway Mall and Farmers Plaza.

Gallery

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  North entrance
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  South entrance
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  The station's platform area in 2011

References

1. "Parking Guide". Araneta City. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
2. "Timeline: LRT, MRT construction". The Philippine Star. July 19, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
3. "Railway Operations". Light Rail Transit Authority. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
4. Dela Cruz, Raymond Carl (October 3, 2019). "LRT-2 suspends operations due to fire". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
5. Adonis, Meg (October 8, 2019). "Line 2 partial operations start today, Oct. 8". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
6. "Back on track: Three closed LRT-2 stations set to reopen". Light Rail Transit Authority. January 22, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2024.