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Gil Puyat Station
Rapid transit
Second-generation train at Gil Puyat station.
General information
Location	Taft Ave. corner Gil Puyat Ave (Buendia). Pasay City
Owned by	Light Rail Transit Authority
Line(s)	█ Yellow Line
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	GP
History
Opened	December 1, 1984
Services
Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station Template:Manila LRT stationstoward Template:Manila LRT stations Template:Manila LRT lines Template:Manila LRT stationstoward Template:Manila LRT stations

Gil Puyat LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, Gil Puyat station station is above-ground. The station is located in Pasay City and is named because the station lies immediately above Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia). The avenue itself is named for Gil Puyat, a late senator and statesman.

Gil Puyat station is the fourth station for trains headed to North Avenue, the nineteenth station for trains headed to Baclaran, and is one of the four LRT stations serving Pasay City, the others are Libertad, EDSA and Baclaran.

The station is also a major transfer point for passengers bound for the Makati central business district.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near the famed Cartimar Shopping Center, known particularly for its pet stores, as well a satellite campus of Arellano University and the campus of the Philippine Law School. It is also near Blessed Elena Academy, Pasay City Academy and the Manila Adventist Medical Center, formerly the Manila Sanitarium. The Philippine Senate building in the GSIS complex, the Philippine National Bank headquarters, World Trade Center Metro Manila and Star City in CCP Complex are also accessible from this station via taxi or jeepney. The EGI Mall and Atrium Suites are also situated nearby.

Transportation links

A bus terminal for both city and provincial buses lies beside the station. Buses that ply the Buendia (Gil Puyat) route stop there, as well as buses to Batangas, Laguna, Quezon and Marinduque. Buses that ply the Taft Avenue route also stop near the station.

Taxis, jeepneys, and auto rickshaws also stop near the station, serving commuters that live farther away from the station.

The nearest PNR and MRT stations are located further along Gil Puyat (Buendia), all located in Makati.

14°33′14.86″N 120°59′49.84″E / 14.5541278°N 120.9971778°E / 14.5541278; 120.9971778

• Manila Light Rail Transit System stations
• Railway stations opened in 1984