Blumentritt LRT Station

This article is about the LRT station. For the PNR station, see Blumentritt railway station.

Blumentritt
Manila Light Rail Transit System
Blumentritt Station
Location	Rizal Avenue cor. New Antipolo and Blumentritt Road Sta. Cruz, Manila
Owned by	Light Rail Transit Authority
Line(s)	LRT Line 1
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Transfer to PNR via Rizal Avenue sidewalk to Blumentritt station.
Construction
Structure type	Viaduct
Other information
Station code	BL
History
Opened	May 12, 1985
Services
Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station Abad Santos toward Roosevelt LRT-1 Tayuman toward Baclaran   Out-of-system interchange   Preceding station   PNR   Following station Template:PNR stations Terminus Metro Commuter Template:PNR stations toward Template:PNR stations Bicol Express Template:PNR stations toward Template:PNR stations Isarog Limited Template:PNR stations toward Template:PNR stations

Blumentritt LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, Blumentritt station is above-ground. The station serves Sampaloc in Manila. The station itself is located near Blumentritt Road, which the station was named after. The street itself is named to honor Bohemian professor Ferdinand Blumentritt, one of José Rizal's closest associates and a sympathizer of the Propaganda Movement.

Blumentritt station serves as the seventh station for LRT-1 trains headed for Baclaran, the fourteenth station for trains headed to Roosevelt, and is one of the five LRT stations serving Santa Cruz District, the others being Tayuman, Bambang, Doroteo Jose, and Carriedo.

It is the second-to last station on Rizal Avenue before the line shifts to Rizal Avenue Extension at Abad Santos station.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near the San Roque De Manila Parish, Blumentritt flea market and Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center. Like its southern counterpart at Tayuman, it is also near the old San Lazaro Hippodrome, which now houses SM City San Lazaro, Avida Towers, Celadon Residences and Vertex One. The station is also near Manila North Cemetery and Quezon City, which is mentioned as the "Lechon Capital of the Philippines.

Transportation links

A Philippine National Railways station exists just a short walk from the station, also known as Blumentritt station. Jeepneys and taxis that ply Rizal Avenue and nearby routes stop at Blumentritt station, where there is a nearby transportation terminal.

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	PNR Blumentritt station, San Roque De Manila Parish

See also

• List of rail transit stations in Metro Manila
• Manila Light Rail Transit System