Legarda station

Legarda
General information
LocationLegarda Street, Sampaloc
Manila, Metro Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°36′03.06″N 120°59′33.69″E / 14.6008500°N 120.9926917°E / 14.6008500; 120.9926917
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Light Rail Transit Authority
Line(s)     LRT Line 2
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
Connections  2  (Angono - Quiapo)  3  (Antipolo - Quiapo)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes (Mendiola Street)
AccessibleConcourse: Both entrances
Platforms: All platforms
Other information
Station codeLE
History
OpenedApril 5, 2004
Services
Preceding station
Manila LRT
Following station
Pureza
towards Antipolo
LRT Line 2 Recto
Terminus
Location
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Location in Manila
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Location in Metro Manila
Legarda
Location in Luzon
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Location in the Philippines

Legarda station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 2 (LRT-2) system in Sampaloc, Manila. It is named after Legarda Street, where the station sits above it. The street in turn is named after Benito Legarda, a Filipino legislator.

The station is the second station for trains headed to Antipolo and the twelfth station for trains headed to Recto. It first commenced operations on April 5, 2004 and served as the western terminus of the line until Recto station opened on October 29, 2004.

It is regarded as one of the busiest stations of the line.