EDSA station (LRT)


EDSA station is a station on the Manila Line 1. Like all other stations in the system, EDSA station is above-ground. The station is located on the intersection of Taft Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, or EDSA, one of Metro Manila's main thoroughfares. The station was named after EDSA, which in turn is named after Epifanio de los Santos, a noted historian.
The station is the second station for trains headed to Roosevelt, the nineteenth station for trains headed to Baclaran, and is one of the four Line 1 stations serving Pasay, the others are Gil Puyat, Libertad and Baclaran. The station dominated with Smart Communication ads on February 28, 2018.

Transportation links

The station is served by an abundance of buses, jeepneys, and taxis on both EDSA and Taft Avenue routes, with stops near the station. Many provincial bus lines, such as Victory Liner and Philtranco, have bus terminals near the station. Buses and jeepneys from this station ply for various points in Metro Manila, like Pasay, Muntinlupa, Taguig and Parañaque Cities, SM Mall of Asia, Las Piñas, City of Manila, Caloocan, and Makati and the southern provinces of Cavite, Batangas, and Laguna.
The station is also the transfer point for commuters riding the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3, also known as MRT-3 or Yellow Line. The station is connected to MRT-3's Taft Avenue station by a walkway embracing the Metropoint Mall.

Station layout

Expansion

The station is undergoing expansion works to widen its capacity, from to square meters as the station caters more than 52,000 passengers daily. The expansion works began on June 26, 2019, and is expected to be finished on 2022. The upgrade was finished earlier than expected in anticipation for the Cavite Extension Project on October 21, 2019. It involved expanding the structure through the third floor of the adjacent Lianas/Mayson department store and building a bridge. There is also a new roofing system and old ticket booths were demolished to widen the space on top of building a new fire exit for the southeast leg of the station. This gave way to comfort rooms, a Person With Disability ramp, LED lighting setups, interior paint jobs and floor finishes.