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Gil Puyat
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| Other names | Buendia | ||||||||||
| Location | Taft Avenue, San Isidro Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department of Transportation – Light Rail Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Light Rail Manila Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | LRT Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | GP | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 1, 1984; 39 years ago (1984-12-01) | ||||||||||
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Gil Puyat station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Pasay, Philippines. It is named after Gil Puyat Avenue, immediately over which the station lies. The avenue itself is named after Gil Puyat, a former senator and statesman.
Gil Puyat station is the fourth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr., the seventeenth station for trains headed to Baclaran, and is one of the four Line 1 stations serving Pasay, the others are Libertad, EDSA and Baclaran.
The station is a major transfer point for passengers bound for the Makati Central Business District.
Bus terminal for both city and provincial buses lie beside the station. Buses that ply the Buendia (Gil Puyat) route stop there, as well as buses to Batangas, Laguna, Quezon, and Marinduque. Buses that ply the Taft Avenue route also stop near the station.
Taxis, jeepneys, and tricycles also stop near the station, serving commuters that live farther away from the station.
A terminal for UV Express vans bound for SM City Fairview also lies beside the station's east entrance.
The station's west platform is directly linked to the JAC Liner Terminal and Taft Centrale Mall, respectively.[1]
14°33′14.86″N 120°59′49.84″E / 14.5541278°N 120.9971778°E / 14.5541278; 120.9971778
