University Avenue station
University Avenue station, also known as UP Diliman station is an under-construction Manila Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station situated on Line 7 and will serve as the eastern terminus of the proposed Line 8. It is located along Commonwealth Avenue in UP Campus, Quezon City, Philippines. The station itself is located within the campus of the University of the Philippines Diliman and is named after University Avenue, the main road leading towards the university. The MRT Line 7 system has a proposed spur line to connect itself to the LRT Line 2 at Katipunan station, passing through the University of the Philippines Diliman and Katipunan Avenue, while the Line 8 system will terminate at this station with a spur line towards its depot further inside UP Diliman. Construction started on August 15, 2017[1] and was expected to end around April 2018.[2]
University Avenue | ||||||||||||||||
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General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Commonwealth Avenue, U.P. Campus Quezon City, Metro Manila Philippines | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Line 7: SMC-Mass Rail Transit 7 Incorporated Line 8: TBA | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 7 Line 8 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 (4 in the future) | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Under construction | |||||||||||||||
Station code | UA | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | Line 7: 2023 Line 8: TBA | |||||||||||||||
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When completed, the station will serve the following destinations: University of the Philippines Diliman, U.P.–Ayala Land TechnoHub, Philippine Coconut Authority (PhilCoa), and the Commission on Human Rights Complex.
The station, unlike the separate Quezon Memorial stations of Lines 7 and 8, will be situated at the same complex with the Line 8 building platforms side-by-side the Line 7 platforms thereby creating a common station.
References
- "Brace for heavy traffic on Commonwealth Avenue as MRT-7 construction starts". GMA News Online. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- Sauler, Erika (14 August 2017). "Heavy traffic on Commonwealth Avenue as MRT 7 work begins". newsinfo.inquirer.net/. Inquirer.net. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
External links
- Media related to University Avenue station at Wikimedia Commons
- "MRT 7 PROJECT" (PDF). ppp.gov.ph. Republic of the Philippines Public-Private Partnership Center. Retrieved 7 July 2022.