Doroteo Jose LRT Station

Doroteo Jose
Manila Light Rail Transit System
Doroteo Jose Station
Location	Rizal Avenue cor. Doroteo Jose St. Santa Cruz, Manila
Owned by	Department of Transportation and Communications Light Rail Transit Authority
Line(s)	LRT Line 1
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Transfer to Blue Line via elevated walkway to Recto Station.
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	DJ
History
Opened	May 12, 1985
Services
Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station Bambang toward Roosevelt LRT-1 Carriedo toward Baclaran Legarda toward Santolan LRT-2 Transfer at: Recto Terminus

Doroteo Jose LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, Doroteo Jose station is above-ground. The station is located in Santa Cruz in Manila, on Rizal Avenue and slightly past Doroteo Jose Street. The station is named after Doroteo Jose Street.

Doroteo Jose station is the second station of LRT-1 north of the Pasig River, after Carriedo station. It is the tenth station for trains headed to Baclaran and the eleventh station for trains headed to Roosevelt.

The station is near the Manila City Jail, which houses some of Manila's criminals. It is also near the Fabella Memorial Hospital, which is near the jail. Popular shopping centers such as the Isetann Cinerama Recto and the Quiapo Bargain Center are also nearby. Due to its position of being near the University Belt, the station is also close to educational institutions of the University Belt.

Transportation links

Doroteo Jose station serves as the transfer point between LRT-1 and the LRT-2. The station is connected to Recto station by means of a crossway.

The station, being near the University Belt of Manila, serves as an important transfer point for buses, taxis and cycle rickshaws, although this role is also being given to the closer Recto station. Buses stop at the bus terminal on C.M. Recto Avenue.

Many provincial bus lines, Such as Bataan Transit, Together with Five Star Bus Company. Serving the corridors of Bataan, Pampanga and Pangasinan and other Northern Luzon Provinces. Other Bus Companies like Genesis Transport Service Inc. (Bataan and Pampanga) and Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines (Tarlac) are also serving the Northern Corridors. All those companies provide bus terminals near the station.

Station layout

See also

• List of rail transit stations in Metro Manila
• Manila Light Rail Transit System

Coordinates: 14°36′19.71″N 120°58′55.45″E / 14.6054750°N 120.9820694°E / 14.6054750; 120.9820694