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| Other names | Boni Avenue | ||||||||||
| Location | EDSA, Barangka Ilaya & Malamig Mandaluyong,Metro Manila Philippines | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro Rail Transit Corporation | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Department of Transportation | ||||||||||
| Line | MRT Line 3 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes (SMDC Light Residences & Pioneer Woodlands Condominium) | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bicycle racks (Northeast entrance) | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Concourse: Northeast and southwest entrances Platforms: All platforms | ||||||||||
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| Station code | YL08 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 15, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-12-15) | ||||||||||
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Boni station is aMetro Rail Transit (MRT) station located on theMRT Line 3 (MRT-3) system inMandaluyong. It is named so due to its proximity toBoni Avenue, which is in turn named after the nickname of Bonifacio Javier, aWorld War II guerrilla leader and former mayor of Mandaluyong.[1] It has several restaurants and shops that surround the station, including a public market located across the train station.
It is the eighth station for trains headed toTaft Avenue and the sixth station for trains headed toNorth Avenue. It is the last station in Mandaluyong, before crossing over toMakati and 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 areAraneta Center-Cubao,Shaw Boulevard,Buendia,Ayala, andTaft Avenue. Excluding Araneta Center-Cubao station, it is also one of four stations on the line with its concourse level located above the platform.
Boni station was opened on December 15, 1999, as part of MRT's initial section fromNorth Avenue toBuendia.[2] A link bridge connecting the station to SMDC Light Mall, opened in 2015,[3] was later added.
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The station servesMandaluyong and the new Pioneer District. Its nearest landmarks includeRobinsons Cybergate, Go Hotels Mandaluyong, Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center, GA Twin Tower, SMDC Light Residences,TV5 Media Center, Pioneer Woodlands Condominium, and Paragon Plaza Building. It is also located near the national headquarters of thePhilippine Red Cross, Globe Telecom Plaza (former headquarters ofGlobe Telecom onPioneer Street) andRizal Technological University onBoni Avenue. The station is interconnected with SMDC Light Residences, particularly Light Mall, and Pioneer Woodlands Condominium through respective elevated walkways at the east.
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Jeepneys, buses, taxis, and tricycles are available outside the station, particularly at EDSA and as well as Pioneer and Pinatubo streets. A major jeepney terminal is located in the area, at Metromart Market, and jeepneys leaving from the terminal head for western Mandaluyong,Pasig, andManila (Stop and Shop in the vicinity ofSanta Mesa). A major tricycle terminal is also found nearby, serving destinations in Mandaluyong. Its proximity toRizal Technological University and other colleges in the area makes the station a popular stop for students.
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