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The stations are also designed for an expansion to 6 cars. The car length for each train is 20 meters (65 ft 7 in) including couplers, which would mean a total length of 100 meters (328 ft 1 in) for the initial 5-car trains and 120 meters (393 ft 8 in) for the 6-car trains. A 5-car train is capable of carrying 1,000 passengers.
Santolan–Annapolis station, also simply known as Santolan station, is an elevated Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station located on the MRT Line 3 (MRT-3) system in Quezon City. It is the ninth station for trains headed to North Avenue and the fifth station for trains headed to Taft Avenue .
The levels are separated by fare gates. All stations are barrier-free inside and outside the station, and trains have spaces for passengers using wheelchairs. Most station platforms are 100 meters (330 ft) long and 3.5 to 4.5 meters (11 to 15 ft) wide, with some stations having a length of 120 to 150 meters (390 to 490 ft). [5]
Rail transportation in the Greater Manila Area is a major part of the transportation system in Metro Manila and its surrounding areas.The railway network, collectively known as the Greater Capital Region Railway System, [3] [4] [5] consists of the Manila Light Rail Transit System (LRT), Manila Metro Rail Transit System (MRT), and Philippine National Railways lines within the region.
Ortigas station is an elevated Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station located on the MRT Line 3 (MRT-3) system in the Mandaluyong portion of Ortigas Center (under barangay Wack-Wack Greenhills). [1] The station is named after the center, as well as the nearby Ortigas Avenue .
There are 63 operational stations on the Greater Manila Area's rail network, with 38 from the LRT's two lines, 13 from the MRT's one line, and 12 from the PNR. [1] There were also previously 35 operational PNR stations, but operations were suspended to give way for the construction of the North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR).
The area and the Greenhills development are also served by the Gate 5 - Greenhills Shopping Center Loop jeepney route which provides access to the Santolan-Annapolis MRT station. [51] Greenhills was also previously served by two Premium Point-to-Point Bus Service (P2P): one connecting Greenhills to Antipolo, which ceased operations in 2023 and ...
On March 19, 2003, a vagrant was killed by a northbound train after climbing onto the tracks near the Santolan-Annapolis station. The incident caused train operations to be suspended for half an hour. [216] On August 29, 2003, a vagrant and a jeepney barker climbed up a MRT post near Cubao station.