Ninoy Aquino station


Ninoy Aquino Station is a station under construction on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1. It is part of the Line 1 South Extension Project. The station would be built in Ninoy Aquino Avenue in La Huerta, Parañaque.
The Line 1 plan calls for a mostly elevated extension of approximately 11.7 km. The extension will have 8 passenger stations with an option for 2 future stations.

Construction

Construction of the station is set to begin within 2019 and is planned to be completed in the last quarter of next year or first quarter of the following year. Groundbreaking for the station was held on May 8, 2019 which formalized the initial eight new stations on the alignment. The PHP 25 Billion extension project is to be built by Light Rail Manila Corporation's French partners namely RATP, Alstom, and Bouygues Construction which shall build the viaducts and stations which include Ninoy Aquino station.

Nearby landmarks

When completed, the station will be nearby the Global Airport Business Park Gate 1 along Ninoy Aquino Avenue and other air cargo logistics provider warehouse such as F2 Logistics. The station is also near Gedcor Square Building, whose tenants are mostly forwarding companies. It is also easily accessible to commercial establishments such as the Olivarez Plaza and LTO Parañaque as well to the residential areas of Barangay La Huerta in Parañaque. This shall be the sole station along Ninoy Aquino Avenue before it crosses over to Dr. Santos Avenue.

Transportation links

The station is accessible to passengers who wish to transfer to road PUVs such as jeepneys and UV Express which are plying the route of Baclaran-Sucat and Sucat-Lawton respectively for those who are going to Manila, Pasay, and Parañaque respectively.