Araneta Center–Cubao station (MRT)
Elevated passenger train station in Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Araneta Center–Cubao station, also known as Araneta–Cubao or simply as Cubao, is an elevated Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station located on the MRT Line 3 (MRT-3) system in Cubao, Quezon City. It is named after the old name of the Araneta City, a mixed-used development in the city.
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Araneta Center–Cubao | |||||||||||
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Other names | Araneta–Cubao Cubao | ||||||||||
Location | EDSA, San Martin De Porres & Socorro Quezon City, Metro Manila Philippines | ||||||||||
Owned by | Metro Rail Transit Corporation | ||||||||||
Operated by | Department of Transportation | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 3 | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Araneta Center–Cubao 3 Cubao 51 53 61 Araneta City Bus Port Araneta City Bus Port 1 Cubao Future: E Cubao | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes (Farmers Plaza, South Parking Garage)[1] | ||||||||||
Accessible | Concourse: All entrances Platforms: All platforms | ||||||||||
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Station code | AC | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 15, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-12-15) | ||||||||||
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The station is the fourth station for trains headed to Taft Avenue and the tenth station for trains headed to North Avenue. It is one of five stations on the line where passengers can catch a train going in the opposite direction without paying a new fare due to the station's layout. The other four stations are Shaw Boulevard, Boni, Buendia, Ayala, and Taft Avenue. It is also the only station on the line with its concourse level located below the platform.