Ortigas MRT Station

Ortigas
Manila Metro Rail Transit System
File:MRT-3 Ortigas Station Platform 2.jpg Ortigas Station
Location	Epifanio de los Santos Avenue Brgy. Wack-Wack Greenhills, Mandaluyong
Owned by	Department of Transportation and Communications Metro Rail Transit Corporation
Line(s)	MRT-3
Platforms	Side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	OR
History
Opened	December 15, 1999
Services
Preceding station   Manila MRT   Following station Santolan toward North Avenue MRT-3 Shaw Boulevard toward Taft Avenue

Ortigas MRT Station is a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3 (MRT-3). The station is located in the Mandaluyong portion of Ortigas Center (under Barangay Wack Wack Greenhills East) and is named after either Ortigas Center or Ortigas Avenue, which is nearby.

Ortigas Station is the sixth station for trains headed to Taft Avenue and the eighth station for trains headed to North Avenue.

Nearby landmarks

The station serves the Ortigas business district and is located beside the Asian Development Bank headquarters. It is near major shopping malls, such as Robinsons Galleria, SM Megamall, The Podium and St. Francis Square Mall; as well as the headquarters of the Philippine Stock Exchange, Meralco, UnionBank, Robinsons Bank and JG Summit Holdings. A few government buildings are also located in the station's vicinity including the central offices of the Department of Transportation and Communications, Securities and Exchange Commission and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, as well as educational institutions like Saint Pedro Poveda College and La Salle Green Hills. The EDSA Shrine, Meralco Theater, Lopez Museum, The Medical City, Eton Cyberpod, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and Oakwood Premier hotels are also nearby.

West of Ortigas MRT Station is the gate to Wack Wack Village at Berkeley Street, where the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club is located.

Transportation links

Buses, jeepneys and taxis serve the station, but passengers may board them from either Robinson's Galleria (buses, jeepneys, taxis) or SM Megamall (buses, taxis). Buses ply both EDSA and Ortigas Avenue routes, while jeepneys ply along Ortigas Avenue for routes heading to Pasig and Rizal Province to the east, and San Juan and the City of Manila to the west. A Philtranco bus terminal located at the back of SM Megamall Building A serves passengers bound for Clark International Airport.

Station layout

L3 Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform A	← MRT Line 3 towards North Avenue
	Platform B	→ MRT Line 3 towards Taft Avenue →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
L3	Concourse	Faregates, Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops
L2	Overpass
L1	Street Level	SM Megamall, Asian Development Bank

See also

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