Manila Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT1) with their Landmarks

Fares and Tickets

Since the beginning LRT 1 initially started using token amounting of Php 10.00 for you to access the LRT facility. I remember the days that when buying token was easy and convenient. Many establishments are selling tokens within the vicinity of each LRT stations.

LRT Administration made some upgrade of their facilities after few years. They started selling electronic tickets. Wherein you can purchase single journey ticket from Php 12.00 to the maximum amount of Php 15.00 and the other one called Store Value amounting of Php 100.00. Which enables you to use it as many as you can.

Having a Store Value ticket you can use it to the fullest until the last peso. For example, if you buy a single journey ticket it will cost you around Php 12.00. But if you purchase store value that has an equivalent to 4 rides back and forth already (12 x 8= Php 96.00). And you still have remaining Php 4.00 on your store value card. Therefore you have 1 FREE RIDE going to your next destination and you save Php 8.00 for that 1 ride.

Let me give you some landmarks of each LRT Station as your guide or reference going to your desired destination.

LRT1 Station	Establishments near the perimeter of the station
North End Station Quezon City	Amusement: Bus Station: Church: Cemetery: Fast-food: Hospital: Hotel: Government: Mall: Park: School:
Roosevelt Quezon City	Amusement: Bus Station: Church: Cemetery: Fast-food: Hospital: Hotel: Government: Mall: Park: School:
Balintawak Quezon City (exit going to Bulacan)	Amusement: Bus Station: Santrans, Church: Cemetery: Fast-food: Hospital: Hotel: Government: Mall: Market: Balintawak Market, Park: School:
Monumento Caloocan City	Amusement: Bus Station: Victory Liner Church: Cemetery: Fast-food: Hospital: Hotel: Sogo,  Government: NBI Clearance Center Mall: Grandcentral Mall, Araneta Square, Puregold, Victory Mall, Hypermarket,  Park: Grace Par, Bonifacio Monument,
5th Avenue Caloocan City (Interchange with C3 Road and Quezon City)	Amusement: Bus Station: Church: Taoist Temple Cemetery: Fast-food: Hospital: Hernandez Hospital Hotel: Government: Mall: Park: School: Yorklin Chinese School Others: Jade Towers
R. Papa Tondo, Manila	Amusement: Bus Station: Church: St. Pancratius Parish Cemetery: Manila Chinese Cemetery Fast-food: Hospital: Hotel: Government: Mall: Park: School:
Abad Santos Tondo and Santa Cruz, Manila	Amusement: Bus Station: Church: Cemetery: Fast-food: Hospital: Hotel: Government: Mall: Park: School:
Blumentritt Santa Cruz, Manila (interchange with PNR Southrail)	Amusement: Bus Station: Church: Cemetery: Fast-food: Many to mention Hospital: Hotel: Government: Mall: Park: School:
Tayuman Santa Cruz, Manila	Amusement: Bus Station: Church: Cemetery: Fast-food: Many to mention Hospital: Hotel: Government: Mall: SM City San Lazaro Park: School:
Bambang Santa Cruz, Manila	Amusement: Bus Station: Church: Cemetery: Fast-food: Many to mention Hospital: Hotel: Government: Mall: Park:
Doroteo Jose Santa Cruz, Manila (Interchange with MRT 2 at Recto)	Amusement: Bus Station: Church: Cemetery: Fast-food: Many to mention Hospital: Hotel: Government: Mall: Park:
Carriedo Quiapo and Santa Cruz, Manila	Amusement: Bus Station: Church: Binondo Church, Quiapo Church, Cemetery: Fast-food: Many to mention Hospital: Hotel: Government: Mall: SM Clearance, Isetann, 168 Mall, Lucky Chinatown, Park:
Central Ermita, Manila aka Arroceros or Manila City Hall	Amusement: Bus Station: Park N Ride Terminal Church: Manila Cathedral Cemetery: Fast-food: Many to mention Hospital: Hotel: Government: Manila City Hall, Manila Post Office, Mall: SM City Manila Park: School: Universidad de Manila
UN. Avenue Ermita, Manila	Amusement: Ocean Park Bus Station: Church: Cemetery: Fast-food: Hospital: Manila Doctors Hospital Hotel: H2O Hotel, Pearl Manila Hotel, Government: NBI Mall: Robinsons Place (Ermita) Park: Rizal Park or Luneta Park, Quirino Grandstand School: Hotel: EmilioAguinaldo College
Pedro Gil Ermita, Manila aka as Herran	Amusement: Bus Station: Church: Iglesia Ni Cristo, Paco Church, Cemetery: Fast-food: Many to mention Hospital: Hotel: Diamond Hotel, Hotel Kimberly Government: Mall: Robinsons Place (Ermita) Park: School: Philippine Christian University, Philippines Women University Others: Birch Towers
Quirino Malate, Manila	Amusement: Manila Zoo, Bus Station: Church: Cemetery: Fast-food: Jollibee, McDonalds Hospital: Hotel: Government: Ospital ng Maynila, Mall: Park:
Vito Cruz Malate, Manila Aka Pablo Ocampo or Ocampo	Amusement: Star City Bus Station: Church: De La Salle University, Saint Benilde, Cemetery: Fast-food: Many to mention Hospital: Hotel: Government: Mall: University Mall Park: School: Arellano University, Others: Torre Lorenzo Residences, Cityland, One Archers Place,
Gil Puyat Pasay City a.k.a Buendia	Amusement: Bus Station: JAC Liner, DLTB Bus Co., Church: Cemetery: Fast-food: Many to mention Hospital: Hotel: Government: PEZA, Mall: Park: School: ACLC, Others: Taft Centrale Exchange,
Libertad Pasay City a.k.a Antonio Arnaiz or simply Arnaiz	Amusement: Bus Station: Church: Cemetery: Fast-food: Hospital: Hotel: Government: DFA (Old), Mall: Wellcome Plaza Market: Pasay City Mall and Public Market, Puregold Jr., Park:
EDSA Taft Pasay City (interchange with MRT 3 at Taft Avenue or Pasay Rotonda or EDSA Rotonda	Amusement: Bus Station: Five Star, Victory Mall Church: Cemetery: Fast-food: Many to mention Hospital: Hotel: Rotonda Hotel, Government: Mall: Wellcome Plaza, Mall of Asia, Metropoint Shopping Mall, Park: Mall: Park: Others:
Baclaran Pasay City (near the border of Baclaran and Parañaque City)	Amusement: Bus Station: Church: Baclaran Church, Cemetery: Fast-food: Many to mention Hospital: Hotel: Government: DFA (New) Mall: Park: Others:

*** Updated as of November 7, 2013


Here are the numbers you can call if you have problems along the way:

Hotline Numbers: (0915) 8027 295/ (0908) 8559 121
Line 1: +63 (2) 854-0452/ 891-7865/ 854-0984
Line 2: +63 (2) 647-3452
Fax Number: +63 (2) 852-3431
Email Address: pro_lrta@yahoo.com
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Twitter: @OfficialLRTA


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