Santolan–Annapolis station, also simply known as Santolan station, is an elevated Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station located on the MRT Line 3 (MRT-3) system in

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. It is the ninth station for trains headed to North Avenue and the fifth station for trains headed to

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. The station is named after the streets it is situated in between Santolan Road (officially known as

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) and Annapolis Street, and near the eastern

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–Quezon City boundary.

History

Santolan–Annapolis station was planned as part of the Phase 1 of the EDSA LRT III project, following a Build-Lease-Transfer (BLT) agreement between the

Department of Transportation and Communications The Department of Transportation (DOTr; ) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation systems as effective instruments for national re ...

(DOTC) and EDSA LRT Corporation on September 22, 1992. However, the project faced delays due to government investigations into the contract, and construction was postponed until the

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upheld the contract's legality in 1995. Construction of the line finally began at this area on October 15, 1996 as the MRT III project, under a BLT contract awarded to the

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(MRTC), led by a consortium of local companies. The station was opened on December 15, 1999, as part of MRT's initial section from to .

Nearby landmarks

Its nearest landmarks include

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, the

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and

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main headquarters;

Camp Crame Camp General Rafael T. Crame () is the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP) located along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Quezon City. It is situated across EDSA from Camp Aguinaldo, the national headquarters of ...

, the

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's main headquarters; V.V. Soliven Building; and Atlanta Centre. It is also the closest station to the Greenhills shopping district and the adjacent Greenhills North and Northeast villages in San Juan, as well as the eastern section of Barangay Wack-Wack Greenhills in

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Transportation links

Jeepneys, taxis, and buses serve the station. A terminal of jeepneys bound for the Greenhills shopping district is located at the intersection of EDSA and Annapolis Street. Many tricycles also ply near

and

, serving the nearby smaller streets. A portion of the northbound platform of the station leading to the emergency stairs is utilized as an access point to the Santolan bus stop of

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, located north of the station and at the center island of

EDSA Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, commonly referred to by its acronym EDSA (), is a major Ring road, circumferential road around Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. It passes through 6 of Metro Manila's 17 local government units or citi ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Santolan-Annapolis station Manila Metro Rail Transit System stations Buildings and structures in Quezon City Railway stations in the Philippines opened in 1999

History

Nearby landmarks

Transportation links

See also

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