Buendia MRT Station is one of two underground MRT

MRT

- Rapid transit systems :* Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit* Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit system in Kaohsiung, Taiwan* Manila Metro Rail Transit System* Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore* MRT , officially named Mass Rapid Transit...

 stations along EDSA. The station lies near the Buendia Flyover and Sen. Gil Puyat

Gil Puyat

Gil J. Puyat was a Filipino businessman and politician who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1951, and as Senate President from 1967 to 1972.-Education:...

 Avenue (Buendia). It is near Shell Bel-Air

Shell Oil Company

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 in the corner of Gil Puyat (Buendia), EDSA, and Zodiac Street.

The station is the tenth station for trains headed to Taft Avenue

Taft Avenue MRT Station

Taft Avenue MRT Station is a station on the Manila MRT Blue Line , and is the only MRT station in Pasay City. Like all other MRT stations, Taft Avenue is above-ground, although it is the only station that is at grade, lying directly on flat ground...

 and the fourth station for trains headed to North Avenue

North Avenue MRT Station

North Avenue MRT-3 Station, also called North for short, is a station on the Manila MRT Blue Line . North Avenue is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line...

. The station is the second to the last station south of Pasig River and is also the last underground station in the line before the line goes above ground at Guadalupe

Guadalupe MRT Station

Guadalupe MRT Station is a station on the Manila MRT Blue Line . The station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. It is located in Makati City and is named because of its location in Barangay Guadalupe Nuevo in Makati...

 station.

Transportation links

Buendia MRT Station has jeepneys, buses, and taxicabs outside the station. Jeepneys that leave from the station head along Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) for western Makati City

Makati City

The City of Makati is one of the 17 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines and one of the major financial, commercial and economic hubs in Asia...

, the Central Business District, and Pasay City

Pasay City

The City of Pasay is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is bordered on the north by the country's capital, Manila, to the northeast by Makati City, to the east by Taguig City, and Parañaque City to the south.Pasay City was one of the original four...

.

Historical Event

There was a person whose face got stuck between the closing doors of a train car in an attempt to stop the doors from closing. Suffice to say, it was an embarrassing moment for that person, but it made everybody's day and still does. The person was not physically injured, but the same can not be said for his reputation.

Etymology

Buendia came from two Spanish words, Buen and Dia which means "good" and "day", respectively. Also this can be traced back to an infamous college professor in an institute that can be found along the avenue of Buendia in which she drives the students in her class absolutely rabid and insane.

Station layout

L2	Overpass	Forbes Park Forbes Park, Makati City Forbes Park, also known simply as Forbes, is a private subdivision and gated community in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Established in the 1940s, Forbes Park was named after William Cameron Forbes, an American Governor-General of the Philippines... , Urdaneta Village
L1	Concourse	Ticketing booths, Station control, shops
B2 Platforms	Platform A	Blue Line Manila Metro Rail Transit System The Metro Rail Transit is Metro Manila's third rapid transit line. It forms part of the Strong Republic Transit System, which includes the Manila Light Rail Transit System. The line operates under the name Metrostar Express and is colored blue on rail maps.The line is located along the Epifanio de... towards North Avenue North Avenue MRT Station North Avenue MRT-3 Station, also called North for short, is a station on the Manila MRT Blue Line . North Avenue is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line...  (←)
	Island platform Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange... , doors will open on the left
	Platform B	Blue Line Manila Metro Rail Transit System The Metro Rail Transit is Metro Manila's third rapid transit line. It forms part of the Strong Republic Transit System, which includes the Manila Light Rail Transit System. The line operates under the name Metrostar Express and is colored blue on rail maps.The line is located along the Epifanio de... towards Taft Avenue Taft Avenue MRT Station Taft Avenue MRT Station is a station on the Manila MRT Blue Line , and is the only MRT station in Pasay City. Like all other MRT stations, Taft Avenue is above-ground, although it is the only station that is at grade, lying directly on flat ground... (→)