The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX, ), formerly called Southwest Integrated Transport System (SWITS), is a public transport terminal in

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. PITX is built and operated by

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and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) under the Philippine government's Public-Private Partnership program. It replaced the older Southwest Integrated Transport Terminal (SITT) initially located at the derelict Uniwide Coastal Mall, which was transferred to HK Sun Plaza in Bay City, Pasay as the Southwest Interim Provincial Terminal (SWIPTS). Opened on November 5, 2018, PITX serves as a hub for buses,

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s, and other public utility vehicles headed for areas south of Metro Manila, including the provinces of

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and

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, and vice versa. It is projected to accommodate around 200,000 passengers. The terminal is also planned to connect with the Asia World station of the proposed Line 1 Cavite extension.

Location

The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange is located on a site in AsiaWorld, a subdistrict of Bay City in Parañaque. It is situated near the north end of the Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) just off Macapagal Boulevard and a couple of blocks south of

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adjacent to the former

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Coastal Mall. Nearby landmarks include the Marina Bay Town and the integrated resorts of

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, including

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and

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Platforms

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The bus ticketing counters and boarding gates are located at the terminal's ground floor and second-floor levels, while the arrival bays are only at the second and third gate of the second-floor level. The modern jeepney ticketing counter, boarding gate, and the arrival bays are all located on the second-floor level. For traditional jeepneys, the loading bays are found on the north side of the terminal and the unloading bays are on the south. The

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departure and arrival platforms are all located on the third-floor level. The taxi lane area can be found on the ground floor near the main entrance.

Services

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PITX - ticketing hall (Parañaque; 11-01-2019)

As of November 2019, PITX services the following routes:

Intercity

Bus

* Premium Point-to-Point Bus Service operates express bus services to the

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, Makati CBD,

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with coaches provided by UBE Express and Delta Neo Solutions (DNS). * Intercity bus lines operate out of the terminal to

destinations such as

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(via

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and

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via

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), Sucat,

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, Bonifacio Global City, and

Jeep

* Modern jeeps operate to

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(DyipKo), and

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and Vito Cruz,

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(SETSCO). * Traditional jeeps operate to Quiapo,

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, and

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