Vito Cruz station (PNR)
Vito Cruz is a station on the South Main Line ("Southrail") of the Philippine National Railways. Like all PNR stations, this station is at grade. The station is located at the corner of Pablo Ocampo Street Extension (formerly named Vito Cruz Extension) and Osmeña Highway in San Andres, Manila, near the border with Makati.
Exterior of Vito Cruz station | |||||||||||
Location | Osmeña Highway cor. Pablo Ocampo Street Ext. San Andres, Manila Philippines | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 14°34′1.56″N 121°0′10.14″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | █ PNR Southrail | ||||||||||
Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Jeepneys, buses, and tricycles | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | VTC | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1975 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1990 and 2009 | ||||||||||
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Vito Cruz Location within Metro Manila |
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Vito Cruz is the eighth station from Tutuban and is the last station of the South Main Line physically located in the city of Manila.
History
Vito Cruz, together with Buendia, was opened on November 24, 1975 as part of the 83rd anniversary of the Philippine National Railways.
Nearby landmarks
The station serves the district of San Andres in Manila, as well as nearby barangays San Antonio, La Paz, and Palanan in Makati. Further away from the station are educational institutions such as the main campus of Arellano University, the De La Salle University, the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and St. Scholastica's College, the Manila South Cemetery and the former Santa Ana Race Track, now the site of Circuit Makati.
Transportation links
Vito Cruz station is accessible by jeepneys plying the Zobel Roxas Street route, as well as buses on the South Luzon Expressway. A tricycle terminal plying barangay San Antonio in Makati is located across the station on Zobel Roxas Street, while tricycles based in Manila and barangay Palanan, Makati also drop commuters off at the station.
Station Layout
L1 Platforms |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Platform A | PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban (←) | |
Platform B | PNR Metro Commuter towards Alabang (→) | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
L1 | Concourse/ Street Level |
Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops |
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