Doroteo Jose LRT Station
Encyclopedia
Doroteo Jose LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT
Yellow Line (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, Doroteo Jose station station is above-ground. The station is located in Santa Cruz
in Manila
, on Rizal Avenue and slightly past Doroteo Jose Street. The station is named after Doroteo Jose Street.After the LRT-1 Extension Project is Finished It Will Become The Center of The Whole Yellow Line of the LRT.
Doroteo Jose station is the second station of LRT-1 north of the Pasig River
, after Carriedo
station. It is the twelfth station for trains headed to Baclaran
and the eleventh station for trains headed to North Avenue
.
The station is near the Manila City Jail, which houses some of Manila's criminals. It is also near the Fabella Memorial Hospital
, which is near the jail. Popular shopping centers such as the Isetann shopping center and the Quiapo Bargain Center are also nearby. Due to its position of being near the University Belt, the station is also close to educational institutions of the University Belt
.
station by means of a crossway that was recently constructed.
The station, being near the University Belt of Manila, serves as an important transfer point for buses, taxis and cycle rickshaws, although this role is also being given to the closer Recto station. Buses stop at the bus terminal on C.M. Recto Avenue.
gave birth
to a baby girl inside the station on her way to Fabella Memorial Hospital for a checkup, the first time a baby was born and the first time an LRT passenger gave birth inside an LRT station. She was named Dorotea, after the name of the station.
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, Doroteo Jose station 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,...
, on Rizal Avenue and slightly past Doroteo Jose Street. The station is named after Doroteo Jose Street.After the LRT-1 Extension Project is Finished It Will Become The Center of The Whole Yellow Line of the LRT.
Doroteo Jose station is the second station of LRT-1 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...
, after Carriedo
Carriedo LRT Station
Carriedo LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line . 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...
station. It is the twelfth 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...
and the eleventh 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...
.
The station is near the Manila City Jail, which houses some of Manila's criminals. It is also near the Fabella Memorial Hospital
Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital
Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital is a maternal and newborn tertiary hospital found in Santa Cruz, Manila. It also houses the Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital School of Midwifery, one of the best performing institutions recognized by the Professional Regulation Commission in the Midwife Licensure...
, which is near the jail. Popular shopping centers such as the Isetann shopping center and the Quiapo Bargain Center are also nearby. Due to its position of being near the University Belt, the station is also close to educational institutions of the University Belt
University Belt
The University Belt is the unofficial name of a de facto sub-district in Manila, Philippines. It refers to the area where there is a high concentration or a cluster of colleges and universities in the city....
.
Transportation links
Doroteo Jose station serves as the transfer point between LRT-1 and the LRT Purple Line, or MRT-2. The station is connected to RectoRecto LRT Station
Recto LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Purple Line . Recto station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in Santa Cruz in Manila. The station is named after C.M. Recto Avenue, where the station sits above it. The avenue in turn is...
station by means of a crossway that was recently constructed.
The station, being near the University Belt of Manila, serves as an important transfer point for buses, taxis and cycle rickshaws, although this role is also being given to the closer Recto station. Buses stop at the bus terminal on C.M. Recto Avenue.
Childbirth at the station
On May 5, 2005, Lea Aquino Ababa of Pasay CityPasay 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...
gave birth
Childbirth
Childbirth is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the birth of one or more newborn infants from a woman's uterus...
to a baby girl inside the station on her way to Fabella Memorial Hospital for a checkup, the first time a baby was born and the first time an LRT passenger gave birth inside an LRT station. She was named Dorotea, after the name of the station.