Carriedo LRT Station
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Carriedo LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT
Yellow Line (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, Carriedo station is above-ground. The station is located in Santa Cruz
in Manila
. The station is named after Carriedo Street, which is near the station. It is the only station in the entire LRT system with a canopy roof.
Carriedo station is the first station north of the Pasig River
and is the tenth station for trains headed to North Avenue
and the thirteenth station for trains headed to Baclaran
.
The station is near some famous Manila landmarks, such as the Quiapo Church
, home to very festive celebrations of the Feast of the Black Nazarene, as well as the famed Escolta Street, the former hub of Manila's business activities, and Ongpin Street, home to many Chinese stores selling everything from food to medicine. It is also close to Manila's Mini-Forest Park, the Liwasang Bonifacio and the imposing Manila Central Post Office
, the base of operations for the Philippine Postal Corporation
. Also near the station is FEATI University
.
Under the station's train port was an empty space used as a location for a detour in The Amazing Race Asia 2
.
and Quiapo
, the station is served by many forms of public transport. Buses serving the Taft Avenue route and nearby routes, jeepneys, taxis, cycle rickshaws and kalesas stop at and around the station. Kalesas and cycle rickshaws are particularly used in Binondo, due to the district's narrow streets.
Manila Light Rail Transit System
The Manila Light Rail Transit System, popularly known as the LRT, is a metropolitan rail system serving the Metro Manila area in the Philippines. Although referred to as a light rail system because it originally used light rail vehicles, it has many characteristics of a rapid transit system, such...
Yellow Line (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, Carriedo station is above-ground. The station is located in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, Manila
Santa Cruz is located on the right bank of the Pasig River, on the northern portion of the City of Manila, near the mouth of the river, in between the districts of Tondo and Quiapo...
in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
. The station is named after Carriedo Street, which is near the station. It is the only station in the entire LRT system with a canopy roof.
Carriedo station is the first station north of the Pasig River
Pasig River
The Pasig River is a river in the Philippines that connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay. Stretching for , it is lined by Metro Manila on each side...
and is the tenth station for trains headed to North Avenue
North Avenue LRT Station
North Avenue LRT Station, officially named Metro Manila Integrated Rail Terminal or Common Station, is a proposed station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line under the Line 1 North Extension Project. It is also the first trans-modular station in the Philippines that will connect with LRT-1, MRT-3, MRT-7...
and the thirteenth station for trains headed to Baclaran
Baclaran LRT Station
Baclaran LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line . The station is located on the last stretches of Taft Avenue, in the Pasay City portion of Baclaran, and, like all other stations on the LRT-1, Baclaran station is above-ground on viaduct...
.
The station is near some famous Manila landmarks, such as the Quiapo Church
Quiapo Church
Quiapo Church, officially known as Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, is a Roman Catholic church located in the District of Quiapo, Manila, in the Philippines. The church is one of the most popular churches in the country. It is home to the Black Nazarene, a much venerated statue of Jesus Christ...
, home to very festive celebrations of the Feast of the Black Nazarene, as well as the famed Escolta Street, the former hub of Manila's business activities, and Ongpin Street, home to many Chinese stores selling everything from food to medicine. It is also close to Manila's Mini-Forest Park, the Liwasang Bonifacio and the imposing Manila Central Post Office
Manila Central Post Office
The Manila Central Post Office is the central post office of the city of Manila, Philippines. It is the head office of the Philippine Postal Corporation, and houses the country's main mail sorting-distribution operations....
, the base of operations for the Philippine Postal Corporation
Philippine Postal Corporation
The Philippine Postal Corporation, , abbreviated as PhilPost, is a government-owned and controlled corporation responsible for providing postal services in the Philippines. The Philippine Postal Corporation has an estimated 13,800 employees and runs more than 2,000 post offices nationwide...
. Also near the station is FEATI University
FEATI University
FEATI University is a private non-sectarian co-educational higher education institution with a Catholic orientation established in 1946 in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines. FEATI was formerly known as the Far Eastern Aeronautics School.-About FEATI:Dr. Salvador Araneta with his wife Dr...
.
Under the station's train port was an empty space used as a location for a detour in The Amazing Race Asia 2
The Amazing Race Asia 2
The Amazing Race Asia 2 is the second season of the reality television game show The Amazing Race Asia. The show features ten teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world to win US$100,000....
.
Transportation links
Due to Carriedo station's location being near three districts, namely, Santa Cruz, BinondoBinondo, Manila
Binondo is an enclave in Manila primarily populated by ethnic Chinese living in the Philippines. Chinatown, Manila is the oldest Chinatown in the world, established in 1594. Historically, this was where the Spanish permitted converted sangleys, their indigenous Filipino wives, and their mixed-race...
and Quiapo
Quiapo, Manila
Quiapo is a district and city square of Manila. Referred as the "Old Downtown", Quiapo in known for where cheap buys or goods are being sold at rock-bottom prices and was the home of the Quiapo Church, where the feast for the Black Nazarene is held, with over millions of people attending...
, the station is served by many forms of public transport. Buses serving the Taft Avenue route and nearby routes, jeepneys, taxis, cycle rickshaws and kalesas stop at and around the station. Kalesas and cycle rickshaws are particularly used in Binondo, due to the district's narrow streets.