Carriedo station is an elevated Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station situated on

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. The station is located along the district boundary of Santa Cruz and Quiapo in

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. It is one of the five stations in the line to have its concourse area below the platform, the other four being

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, Central Terminal, Balintawak, and

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Carriedo is the first station north of the

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. It is the tenth station for trains headed to

and the eleventh station for trains headed to

. It is named after Carriedo Street, which crosses below it. It is also the only station on the entire line with a canopy roof with the others being fully-roofed. Like Balintawak, Central Terminal, Roosevelt and Doroteo Jose stations, commuters don't have to go down to street level to go across from one platform to another, without paying another fare (except for Doroteo Jose). Near the station are historic landmarks such as Santa Cruz Church,

Quiapo Church The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene ( es, Basílica Menor del Nazareno Negro; fil, Basílika Menor ng Itím na Nazareno), known canonically as the Parish of Saint John the Baptist and also known as Quiapo Church ( es, Iglesia Parroquial d ...

Escolta Street Escolta Street (lit: Escort) is a historic east–west street located in the old downtown district of Binondo in Manila, Philippines. It runs parallel to the Pasig River, from Plaza Santa Cruz to Plaza Moraga and Quintin Paredes Street. The str ...

and

Plaza Lacson Plaza Lacson, also known by its old name, Plaza (de) Goiti, is a public square in Santa Cruz, Manila. It is bounded by Plaza Santa Cruz and Escolta Street to the west, Carlos Palanca Street (formerly Echague Street) to the south, and Carriedo S ...

. The station is directly connected to Good Earth Plaza and Plaza Fair shopping centers via walkway. It is located near various retailers including

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and

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Carriedo, as well as institutions such as

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and Universidad de Manila Henry Sy Sr. Campus.

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Due to Carriedo station's location being near three districts, namely, Santa Cruz,

Binondo Binondo () is a district in Manila and is referred to as the city's Chinatown. Its influence extends beyond to the places of Quiapo, Santa Cruz, San Nicolas and Tondo. It is the oldest Chinatown in the world, established in 1594 by the ...

, and Quiapo, the station is served by many forms of public transport. Buses serving the

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and Rizal Avenue routes and nearby routes, jeepneys, taxis, tricycles, and kalesas stop at and around the station. Kalesas and tricycles are particularly used in Binondo, due to the district's narrow streets.

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