This article is about the LRT station. For the PNR station, see 5th Avenue station (PNR).

5th Avenue station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Caloocan, Philippines.[1] The station is situated on the intersection of Rizal Avenue Extension and 5th Avenue (C-3), after which the station is named, at the boundaries of Grace Park East and Grace Park West.

5th Avenue station serves as the fourth station for LRT-1 trains headed to Dr. Santos, the twenty-second station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr., and is one of the two LRT-1 stations serving Caloocan, the other being Monumento station.

History

5th Avenue station from street level

5th Avenue station was opened to the public on May 12, 1985, as part of the Rizal Line, which extended the LRT northward to Monumento.[2][3]

The station is served by buses and jeepneys plying the Rizal Avenue and 5th Avenue routes. Tricycles may also be boarded at nearby streets.

See also

References

  1. ^ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (June 10, 2021). "LRT Line 1 stopped temporarily due to affected train at 5th Avenue Station". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "The LRT as a Component of Metro Manila's Transport Systems" (PDF). Philippine Planning Journal. XVII (1). School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines: 33-45. October 1985. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Railway Operations". Light Rail Transit Authority. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
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