University Avenue station

University Avenue station is an under-construction Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station located on the MRT Line 7 (MRT-7) system along Commonwealth Avenue in UP Campus, Quezon City. It will also serve as the eastern terminus of the proposed MRT Line 8 (MRT-8) system. The station itself is located within the campus of the University of the Philippines Diliman and is named after University Avenue, the main road leading towards the university. The MRT-7 system has a proposed spur line to connect itself to the LRT Line 2 (LRT-2) system at Katipunan station, passing through the University of the Philippines Diliman and Katipunan Avenue, while the MRT-8 system will terminate at this station with a spur line towards its depot further inside UP Diliman. Construction started on August 15, 2017^[1] and was expected to end around April 2018.^[2]

S03 University Avenue
Line 7 Construction progress near the University Avenue Station as of October 14, 2017
General information
Location	Commonwealth Avenue, U.P. Campus Quezon City, Metro Manila Philippines
Coordinates	14°39′18″N 121°03′18″E
Owned by	Line 7: SMC-Mass Rail Transit 7 Incorporated Line 8: TBA
Line(s)	MRT Line 7      MRT Line 8
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2 (4 in the future)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Under construction
Station code	UA
History
Opened	Line 7: 2025 Line 8: TBA
Services
Preceding station Manila MRT Following station Quezon Memorial Circle towards North EDSA MRT Line 7 Tandang Sora towards San Jose Del Monte Terminus MRT Line 8 Quezon Memorial towards Lerma

When completed, the station will serve the following destinations: University of the Philippines Diliman, U.P.–Ayala Land TechnoHub, Philippine Coconut Authority (PhilCoa), and the Commission on Human Rights Complex.

The station, unlike the separate Quezon Memorial stations of MRT-7 and MRT-8, will be situated at the same complex with the MRT-8 building platforms side-by-side the MRT-7 platforms thereby creating a common station.

References

1. "Brace for heavy traffic on Commonwealth Avenue as MRT-7 construction starts". GMA News Online. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
2. Sauler, Erika (14 August 2017). "Heavy traffic on Commonwealth Avenue as MRT 7 work begins". newsinfo.inquirer.net/. Inquirer.net. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

External links

• Media related to University Avenue station at Wikimedia Commons
• "MRT 7 PROJECT" (PDF). ppp.gov.ph. Republic of the Philippines Public-Private Partnership Center. Retrieved 7 July 2022.