Santolan station is an elevated
Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station situated on
Line 2. It is located in along the
Marikina–Infanta Highway
The Marikina–Infanta Highway, also known as Marilaque Highway, as well as its former name Marcos Highway, Marilaque Road or Marikina-Infanta Road, is a scenic mountain highway that connects Metro Manila with Infanta, Quezon in the Philippine ...
in Calumpag, Marikina, near its boundary with
Pasig
Pasig, officially the City of Pasig ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 803,159 people.
It is located along t ...
.
From 2003 to 2021, this station was the eastern terminus of the line. The station became an intermediate station when the
Line 2 East Extension opened on July 5, 2021. This station currently serves as the eleventh station for trains headed to
Antipolo
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and the third station for trains headed to Recto. The Santolan Depot, where the trains of the line are cleaned and maintained, is also near the station, as well as the line's Operations Control Center (OCC), all are located in Pasig.
This is the only station on this line with an
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
.
Santolan station was temporarily closed due to a fire on October 3, 2019 which affected two
rectifiers along the line: one between Katipunan and Anonas stations, and the other in the Santolan Depot. The station was reopened on January 22, 2021 after repairs to the rectifiers were completed.
Nearby landmarks
The station is near the
Marikina River
The Marikina River ( tl, Ilog Marikina) is a river in eastern Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the largest tributary of the Pasig River, with headwaters located in the Sierra Madre Mountains in Rodriguez, Rizal province.
The Marikina River u ...
, BFCT East Metro Manila Transport Terminal,
SM City Marikina
SM City Marikina is a shopping mall owned and managed by SM Prime Holdings, and is located in Calumpang, Marikina, Philippines. As part of the chain of SM Supermalls, the mall is owned by Henry Sy, Sr.
Upon completion in 2008, it is the 31st S ...
, and
Riverbanks Center
Riverbanks Center (also known as Marikina Riverbanks/Marikina Riverbanks Center or simply Riverbanks) is an integrated development complex for shopping, recreational, business and commercial along Andres Bonifacio Avenue adjacent to Marikina River ...
connecting via footbridge. It is also near Bali Oasis and College of Arts and Sciences of Asia and the Pacific in Marikina.
Transportation links
Taxis, shuttle services, and jeepneys can be used to navigate the area around the station and along
Marcos Highway,
Marikina
Marikina (), officially the City of Marikina ( fil, Lungsod ng Marikina), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 456,159 people.
It is loca ...
. It is also easily accessible to
C-5 via Diosdado Macapagal Bridge going to
Eastwood City,
Ortigas Center,
Makati Central Business District
The Makati Central Business District (Makati CBD), is a financial and central business district in the Philippines located in the heart of Makati in Metro Manila. It is politically known as "Central Cluster" in the West District of Makati. ...
,
Bonifacio Global City, as well as
NAIA and
SLEX
The South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), signed as E2 of the Philippine expressway network and R-3 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila to the provinces in the Calabarzon regio ...
.
Gallery
File:MRT-2 Tracks Santolan 11.jpg, The tracks
File:MRT-2 Tracks Santolan 12.jpg, View of Barangay Calumpang from the station. Seen from the platform.
File:MRT-2 Train Santolan 1.jpg, A train at the station
File:MRT-2 Inauguration Plate.jpg, Inauguration Plate
References
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Manila Light Rail Transit System stations
Railway stations opened in 2003
Buildings and structures in Marikina