Ortigas station

Ortigas station is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3.[1] The station is located in the Mandaluyong portion of Ortigas Center (under Barangay Wack Wack Greenhills East) and is named after either Ortigas Center or Ortigas Avenue, which is nearby.[2]

Ortigas 3
Location	Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Wack-Wack Greenhills Mandaluyong, Metro Manila Philippines
Coordinates	14.5876°N 121.0566°E
Owned by	Department of Transportation Metro Rail Transit Corporation
Line(s)	Line 3
Platforms	Side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Buses, jeepneys, taxis, and UV Express at SM Megamall and Robinsons Galleria Future: 4 EDSA
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes (ADB, SM Megamall)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	OR
History
Opened	December 15, 1999
Services
Preceding station Manila MRT Following station Santolan towards North Avenue Line 3 Shaw Boulevard towards Taft Avenue
Location
Ortigas Location within Metro Manila

Ortigas station is the sixth station for trains headed to Taft Avenue and the eighth station for trains headed to North Avenue.[3]

Nearby landmarks

The station serves the Ortigas business district and is located beside the Asian Development Bank headquarters. It is near major shopping malls, such as Robinsons Galleria, SM Megamall, The Podium and St. Francis Square Mall; as well as the headquarters of the Philippine Stock Exchange, Meralco, UnionBank, Robinsons Bank and JG Summit Holdings. A few government buildings are also located in the station's vicinity including the central offices of the Department of Transportation, Securities and Exchange Commission and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, as well as educational institutions like Saint Pedro Poveda College and La Salle Green Hills. The EDSA Shrine, Meralco Theater, Lopez Museum, The Medical City, Eton Cyberpod, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and Oakwood Premier hotels are also nearby.[4]

West of the station is the gate to Wack Wack Village at Berkeley Street, where the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club is located.

Transportation links

Buses, jeepneys and taxis serve the station, but passengers may board them from either Robinson's Galleria (buses, jeepneys, taxis, UV Express) or SM Megamall (buses, taxis, UV Express). Buses ply both EDSA and Ortigas Avenue routes, while jeepneys ply along Ortigas Avenue for routes heading to Pasig and the province of Rizal to the east, and San Juan and the City of Manila to the west. Passengers bound for Clark International Airport may ride either a Philtranco bus at the back of SM Megamall Building A or a Genesis Transport point-to-point (P2P) bus at Robinsons Galleria.

See also

• List of rail transit stations in Metro Manila
• Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3

References

1. "MRT: Manila metro map, Philippines". mapa-metro.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
2. "IDP Manila office address | IDP Philippines". www.idp.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
3. "MRT3 Fare Guide". mrt3.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
4. Board, Hoppler Editorial (2019-07-22). "Quezon City Landmarks and Historical Sites". Real Estate Blog - Trending News , Guides, Tips and Articles | Hoppler. Retrieved 2020-07-25.