Vito Cruz station is a station on the South Main Line ("Southrail") of the Philippine National Railways

Philippine National Railways

The Philippine National Railways , or PNR, is a state-owned railway company in the Philippines, operating a single line of track on Luzon. As of 2010, it operates one commuter rail service in Metro Manila and a second in the Bicol Region. PNR restored its intercity service to the Bicol region in 2011...

. Like all PNR stations, this station is at grade. The station is located at the corner of Pablo Ocampo Extension (formerly named Vito Cruz Extension) and the South Luzon Expressway

South Luzon Expressway

The South Luzon Expressway ', which is formerly called the South Superhighway ', and officially known as Radial Road 3 or R-3, is a network of three expressways that connects Metro Manila to the provinces of the CALABARZON region in the Philippines...

 in San Andres

San Andres, Manila

San Andrés is a district located in the south east of the City of Manila in the Philippines, and includes what used to be the pre-World War II district of Singalong as well as parts of the Malate, and Paco districts. San Andrés shares its northeastern border with Santa Ana, and Paco, while to its...

, Manila

Manila

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, near the border with Makati City

Makati City

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.

Vito Cruz station is the eighth station from Tutuban

Tutuban railway station

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 and is the last station of the South Main Line physically located in the city of Manila. It is near educational institutions such as the main campus of Arellano University

Arellano University

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, the De La Salle University

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, the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

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 and St. Scholastica's College

St. Scholastica's College

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. Further away from the station are the Manila South Cemetery

Manila South Cemetery

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 and the Santa Ana Racetrack.

Transportation links

Vito Cruz station is accessible by jeepneys plying the Zobel Roxas route, as well as buses on the South Luzon Expressway. A terminal for San Antonio cycle rickshaws is located across the station on Zobel Roxas Street, while Palanan and Manila-based cycle rickshaws also drop commuters off at the station.