Blumentritt station (LRT)

This article is about the LRT station. For the PNR station, see Blumentritt station (PNR).

Blumentritt
General information
Location	Rizal Avenue, Santa Cruz and Tondo Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates	14°37′21.82″N 120°58′58.4″E
Owned by	Department of Transportation Light Rail Manila Corporation
Line(s)	LRT Line 1
Platforms	2 (2 side)
Tracks	2
Connections	Blumentritt
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	BL
History
Opened	May 12, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-05-12)
Services
Preceding station Manila LRT Following station Abad Santos towards Fernando Poe Jr. LRT Line 1 Tayuman towards Baclaran
Out-of-system interchange Preceding station PNR Following station Solis towards Governor Pascual North Shuttle España towards Bicutan Tutuban Terminus Metro South Commuter Laon Laan towards IRRI Bicol Express España towards Legazpi
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Blumentritt station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Manila, Philippines. The station is situated above Rizal Avenue, particularly at its intersections with Old Antipolo Street and Blumentritt Road, from which the station's name is derived. The latter is named to honor Bohemian professor Ferdinand Blumentritt, one of José Rizal's closest associates and a sympathizer of the Propaganda Movement.

Blumentritt station serves as the seventh station for LRT-1 trains headed to Baclaran, and the fourteenth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr. It is one of the six Line 1 stations serving Santa Cruz district, along with Abad Santos, Tayuman, Bambang, Doroteo Jose, and Carriedo.

It is the second-to last station on Rizal Avenue before the line shifts to Rizal Avenue Extension past Abad Santos station.

Blumentritt station is one of the locations where a bomb exploded in a train cab on December 30, 2000, during the Rizal Day bombings that caused 22 fatalities and injuries to around 100.^[1]

Transportation links

A Philippine National Railways (PNR) station with the same name exists just a short walk from the station. Buses, jeepneys and taxis that ply Rizal Avenue and nearby routes stop at Blumentritt station, where there is a nearby transportation terminal. Numerous tricycles could also be found near the station, servicing quick transportation from people disembarking from the station and from the jeepneys. The station will be linked to the upcoming North–South Commuter Railway.

See also

• List of rail transit stations in Metro Manila
• Manila Light Rail Transit System

References

1. "DOJ Indicts Asia's Most Wanted Terrorist in 2000 LRT Bombing". Department of Justice (Republic of the Philippines). July 7, 2003. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2021.