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Shaw Boulevard 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. The station is named after Shaw Boulevard, since the station lies directly above the boulevard. Being at the center of the whole line, many commuters regard Shaw Boulevard station as the ...
Shaw Boulevard (formerly known as Jose Rizal Boulevard and Pasig Boulevard; [3] commonly known as Crossing) is a 4-8 lane highway connecting the cities of Mandaluyong and Pasig in the Philippines. The boulevard is named after William James Shaw , founder of the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in Mandaluyong.
A northbound train leaving Shaw Boulevard station Taft Avenue station platform area. In 1973, the Overseas Technical Cooperation Agency (OTCA; predecessor of the Japan International Cooperation Agency) presented a plan to construct five subway lines in Metro Manila. The study was known as the Urban Transport Study in the Manila Metropolitan Area.
The 15-hectare (37-acre) mixed commercial and residential complex is in the crossroads of EDSA and Shaw Boulevard immediately south of the Ortigas Center financial district. It consists of an office tower, condominium high-rises, a central park, retail centers and recreational facilities. [1] [2] [3]
The Metro Manila Subway, [7] formerly known as the Mega Manila Subway (MMS) is an under-construction underground rapid transit line in Metro Manila, Philippines.The 33-kilometer (21 mi) line, which will run north–south between Valenzuela, Quezon City, Pasig, Taguig, Parañaque and Pasay, consists of 17 stations between the East Valenzuela and Bicutan stations.
The second Rizal Provincial Capitol in 2007. It served as the official seat of Rizal from 1950 until 2009 and was demolished in 2010. The Capitol Commons site formed part of the Hacienda de Mandaloyon which Ortigas & Co. founder Don Francisco Ortigas y Barcinas purchased from the Augustinian religious order during the early days of the American colonial period. [2]
The station is named after the center, as well as the nearby Ortigas Avenue. [2] Ortigas station is the sixth station for trains headed to Taft Avenue and the eighth station for trains headed to North Avenue. It is one of three stations to be situated in Mandaluyong and the northernmost one, near the boundary with Quezon City. [3]
Its corporate office is located at Rm. 614, Cityland Shaw Tower, St. Francis St. cor. Shaw Blvd., Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, and its main headquarters is located at Pan-Philippine Highway, Brgy. Sangitan East, Cabanatuan. VRN operates a number of stations across regional places in Luzon under the Big Sound FM and Big Radio brands. [1] [2] [3]