Katipunan station

Katipunan station is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2. It is the only underground station in the entire line. The station is located in Loyola Heights in Quezon City and is named because of its location on Katipunan Avenue, one of Quezon City's main thoroughfares. The avenue is in turn named after the Katipunan revolutionary society.

Katipunan
Location	Aurora Boulevard cor. Katipunan Avenue (C-5 Road), Loyola Heights Quezon City, Metro Manila Philippines
Coordinates	14°37′51.95″N 121°04′22.65″E
Owned by	Department of Transportation
Operated by	Light Rail Transit Authority
Line(s)	Line 2
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Buses, jeepneys, tricycles, taxis
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	KA
History
Opened	April 5, 2003
Services
Preceding station Manila LRT Following station Santolan Terminus Line 2 Anonas towards Recto
Location
Katipunan Location within Metro Manila

Katipunan station serves as the tenth station for trains headed to Santolan and the second station for trains headed to Recto.

This station should not be confused with the planned Katipunan station of the Metro Manila Subway Line 9, to be built on Camp Aguinaldo property near the other end of Katipunan Avenue, also in Quezon City.

Katipunan station was temporarily closed due to a fire which affected two rectifiers the train line between Katipunan and Anonas stations on October 3, 2019.[1] The station was reopened on January 22, 2021 after repairs to the rectifiers were completed.[2]

Nearby landmarks

This station is located beside Philippine School of Business Administration. Because of its location near Katipunan Avenue, the station's famous landmarks are Ateneo de Manila University and Miriam College, both of which lie on Katipunan Avenue, but lie some distance from the station. Commuters also get off at Katipunan station to go to the University of the Philippines Diliman, which is also some distance from the station.

Transportation links

Buses, taxis, jeepneys and tricycles are used to navigate the Katipunan area. Commuters headed to the area's universities, such as Ateneo de Manila, Miriam College, or University of the Philippines Diliman have to transfer to reach the campuses, since they lie some distance from the station.

Station layout

L1	Street Level	Aurora Boulevard, Philippine School of Business Administration, Stores
B1	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control
B2 Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform A	← Line 2 towards Santolan
	Platform B	→ Line 2 towards Recto →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

See also

• Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2

References

1. Adonis, Meg (8 October 2019). "Line 2 partial operations start today, Oct. 8". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
2. Guzman, Jimmyley E. (January 22, 2021). "LRT-2 reopens three stations". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved January 22, 2021.