United Nations station (also known as U.N. Avenue station) is an elevated Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on Line 1. The station serves

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, and is located at the corner of Taft and United Nations Avenues. The station is named after

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, which in turn is named after the

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organization. United Nations station is also near the

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and the

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of educational institutions. It is convenient to several tourist destinations including

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, the National Museum of Fine Arts, the National Museum of Anthropology, the

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, and the National Planetarium. United Nations station is the seventh stop from and the twelfth from .

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United Nations station is served by buses and share-taxis along Taft Avenue and other nearby routes. Regular taxis and cycle rickshaws also stop at and near the station.

Gallery

File:United Nations LRT Station in Ermita, Manila3.jpg, Overview of United Nations, Manila, from United Nations LRT station File:United Nations LRT Station in Ermita, Manila2.jpg, The rails File:United Nations LRT Station in Ermita, Manila.jpg, Platform area, panoramic view

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See also