Balintawak
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Manila Light Rail Transit System | |||||||||||
Balintawak station
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Location | 1179 Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Brgy. Apolonio Samson, Balintawak, Quezon City 1106 | ||||||||||
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Department of Transportation and Communications Light Rail Transit Authority |
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Line(s) | LRT Line 1 | ||||||||||
Platforms | Side Platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Overpass | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | BW | ||||||||||
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Opened | March 22, 2010 | ||||||||||
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Balintawak LRT station is a station on the Manila LRT Line 1, and has been constructed during the Line 1 North Extension Project. It opened on March 22, 2010. This station, along with the proposed Malvar station will serve passengers going to and from the northern parts of Luzon using the North Luzon Expressway.
Balintawak is one of two LRT stations serving Quezon City, the other one is Roosevelt.
The station is located in Barangay Apolonio Samson (Balintawak) in front of the Balintawak Market, and near the Quezon City - Caloocan City boundary. It is located near A. Bonifacio Avenue and North Luzon Expressway (NLEx).
Nearest landmarks include the Balintawak Market, EDSA-Cloverleaf Interchange, Cry of Balintawak Monument, St. Joseph the Worker Parish Church, Wilcon Builders Depot and Balintawak Home Depot.
There are several city and provincial buses plying north of Metro Manila like Victory Liner, Baliwag Transit, CEM Trans Services.
Overview of Balintawak from the Station
Coordinates: 14°39′26.44″N 121°0′14.26″E / 14.6573444°N 121.0039611°E