North Avenue station (MRT)

North Avenue
North Avenue 3
Location	Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Bagong Pag-asa & Phil-Am, Diliman; Quezon City, Metro Manila; Philippines
Owned by	Department of Transportation; Metro Rail Transit Corporation
Line(s)	Line 3
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2 (includes 1 spur going to the depot)
Connections	Buses, jeepneys, FX, and taxis at TriNoma, SM City North EDSA, and along EDSA
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes (TriNoma)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	NA
History
Opened	December 15, 1999
Services
Location
	North Avenue Location within Metro Manila

North Avenue station is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3. North Avenue is one of the 11 elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in Diliman in Quezon City and is named after its location, which is at the corner of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) and North Avenue.

The station is the northern terminus of the line and is the first and last station for trains headed to and from Taft Avenue respectively. The North Avenue Depot, an underground depot where the trains of the line are kept and maintained, is located near the station. The elevated tracks terminate abruptly beyond the station, but there is sufficient room for a terminating train to leave the station and stop before switching to the other track then entering the station again to begin the journey south.

The station will be replaced by the North Avenue Grand Central station once completed.

Nearby landmarks

The station is directly connected to one of the Philippines' premier shopping malls, TriNoma which opened in 2007. It is also close to SM City North EDSA, one of the Philippine's largest malls. Other nearby landmarks include Quezon Memorial Circle and Triangle Park where Veterans Memorial Medical Center, Vertis North, Ayala Malls Vertis North, Department of Agriculture, Philippine Science High School Main Campus, Quezon City Science High School, and Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife Center can be found. Philippine Medical Association secretariat, Phil-Am, and Sogo Hotel North Edsa are also within reach from the station.

Transportation links

North Avenue station is a major hub for buses plying the EDSA route. A bus terminal is also located near the station, particularly at TriNoma and at SM City North EDSA. Taxis, jeepneys, and UV Express vans also stop in and around the bus terminals.

Operating schedule

The line operates from 4:30 AM until 10:00 PM all days a week. It is closed for annual maintenance every Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday.

First / last train service

	First train	Last train
Regular Operation	4:30 AM	10:00 PM
December 24, 31	5:30 AM	8:00 PM
December 25, January 1	7:00 AM	10:30 PM

Express Train Service

Note: This service was discontinued in 2014.

Code	Time	Succeeding stations
1S	7:01 AM 7:26 AM 7:50 AM 8:14 AM 8:38 AM 9:03 AM	North Avenue (terminus) Quezon Avenue Buendia Ayala Magallanes Taft Avenue (terminus)
2S	7:10 AM 7:34 AM 7:58 AM 8:22 AM 8:46 AM	North Avenue (terminus) Kamuning Buendia Ayala Magallanes Taft Avenue (terminus)
3S	7:18 AM 7:42 AM 8:06 AM 8:30 AM 8:54 AM	North Avenue (terminus) Araneta Center-Cubao Buendia Ayala Magallanes Taft Avenue (terminus)

Station layout

L3 Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform A	←Line 3 towards Switch Track
	Platform B	→Line 3 towards Depot ↗ or Taft Avenue →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
L3	Concourse	Faregates, Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, Bridge to TriNoma
L2	Overpass
L1	Street Level	TriNoma, Vertis North, Hotel Sogo

Gallery

The entrance of the station from TriNoma.
A train at the station's northbound track.
The end of the train tracks looking towards the station, predating physical interconnection with Line 1.
Exterior view of the station.