5th Avenue LRT Station

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 5th Avenue 
Manila Light Rail Transit System
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5th Avenue Station
Location 242 Rizal Avenue Extension cor. 5th Avenue (C-3), Grace Park East, Caloocan 1403
Owned by Light Rail Transit Authority
Line(s) LRT Line 1
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code 5A
History
Opened May 12, 1985
Services
Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station
toward Roosevelt
LRT-1
toward Baclaran

5th Avenue LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, 5th Avenue station is above-ground. The station is located in Barangay Grace Park East, Caloocan and is located on Rizal Avenue Extension. The station is right beside 5th Avenue or C-3 road, where the station got its name.

5th Avenue station serves as the fourth station for LRT-1 trains headed for Baclaran, the seventeenth station for trains headed to Roosevelt, and is one of the two LRT stations serving Caloocan City, the others being Monumento LRT Station.

Nearby landmarks

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A century-old Taoist temple, a landmark built by the Chinese community in 5th Avenue LRT Station, Caloocan, Manila, Philippines.

Its nearby landmarks include La Loma Catholic Cemetery, Thai To Taoist Temple Pagoda, Ung Siu Si Buddhist Temple, Northern Rizal Yorklin Chinese School and Philippine Cultural College (Annex).

Transportation links

Commuters can take the many jeepneys, buses, and taxis to 5th Avenue station.


Station layout

L2
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform A LRT Line 1 towards Roosevelt
Platform B LRT Line 1 towards Baclaran
Side platform, doors will open on the right
L2 Concourse Faregates, Ticket Booths, Station Control, shops
L1 Street Level

See also


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