Buendia station is an underground Manila Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station situated on Line 3. It is one of two underground stations that can be found on the line, the other being

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. The station lies near the EDSA–Kalayaan Flyover and

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(Buendia Avenue) in

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. 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

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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,

, and

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

Nearby landmarks

The station serves the

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and is the nearest station to the Department of Trade and Industry and

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offices; as well as the headquarters of major banks like

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, and Banco de Oro. Several

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(BPO) buildings line the avenue right outside the station including those of SM Cyberzone. The famous

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and Jupiter Street entertainment districts, as well as

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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 leave from the station head along Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) for western

, the

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, and

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. The Buendia station of

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, 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.

Operating Schedule

Express Train Service

Note: This service was discontinued in 2014.

References

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

Nearby landmarks

Transportation links

Operating Schedule

Express Train Service

See also

References