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| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | FPJ, Roosevelt | ||||||||||
| Location | 1039EDSA, Ramon Magsaysay &Veterans Village Quezon City,Metro Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Light Rail Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Light Rail Manila Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line | LRT Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  1 Roosevelt | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes (WalterMart North EDSA, Jackman Plaza Muñoz, Motortrade Plaza) | ||||||||||
| Accessible | yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | GL02 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | October 22, 2010; 15 years ago (2010-10-22)[1] December 5, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-12-05) (reopening)[2] | ||||||||||
| Closed | September 5, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-09-05) (temporary)[3] | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Roosevelt (2010–2023) | ||||||||||
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Fernando Poe Jr. station, also known in its previous nameRoosevelt station, is the current northern terminus of theLight Rail TransitLine 1 (LRT-1) system. It opened on October 22, 2010, as part of the LRT-1 North Extension Project, asRoosevelt (Tagalog:[ˈrusvɛlt,ˈrusbɛlt]) and got its current name on August 20, 2023, almost two years afterthe namesake avenue was officially renamed afterthe Filipino actor.
Fernando Poe Jr. is one of the two LRT-1 stations serving Quezon City, the other beingBalintawak.
It is located alongEDSA at the boundary of barangaysVeterans Village and Ramon Magsaysay (Bago Bantay) inQuezon City, both of Projects 7 and 8, respectively. It links to Congressional Avenue andFernando Poe Jr. Avenue.
The station was first planned for the second phase of theMRT Line 3, known as Muñoz station.[4] The second phase would have extended the MRT Line 3 from its northern terminus atNorth Avenue toMonumento to create a seamless rail loop aroundMetro Manila.[5] The station was planned to be located near theSan Francisco del Monte River.[6] The station was also planned as an intermediate station, then called Roosevelt, on the EDSA North Transit (ENT) Link, a separate project that would have linked the MRT Line 3 with the LRT Line 1 andPNR North Main Line inCaloocan.[7]
The second phase of the MRT-3 and the ENT Link were shelved in favor of the Line 1 North Extension Project, a 5.4-kilometer (3.4 mi) extension of LRT-1 to theNorth Avenue station ofMRT Line 3 as part of the MRT-LRT closing the loop project to integrate the operations ofLine 1 andLine 3. The station site was changed from the San Francisco del Monte River to the front of WalterMart North EDSA. However, the integration of MRT-3 and LRT-1 operations has yet to happen until the expected partial opening of theNorth Triangle Station in 2025. Construction of the North Extension started in July 2008 and was completed in 2010. Roosevelt station was opened on October 22, 2010.[1]
The station was named after Roosevelt Avenue,[8] which was in turn named in honor ofU.S. PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt. The avenue was later renamed Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue on December 10, 2021.[9]
On August 7, 2020, it was announced that Roosevelt station would be temporarily closed from September 5. As part of the construction of theNorth Triangle Common Station, the tracks extending eastward from Roosevelt station have to be realigned in order to provide the necessary connection to North Triangle station. Hence, during this temporary closure,Balintawak station once again served as the northern terminus of the line.[3][10] Originally scheduled until December 8, 2020, the temporary closure was later extended until further notice.[11]
On November 26, 2022, theLight Rail Manila Corporation announced the planned reopening of Roosevelt station on December 5, pending testing and system adaptation to the new signaling system;[2] They followed up and confirmed that the reopening would proceed as scheduled.[12]
On August 20, 2023, Roosevelt station was renamed Fernando Poe Jr. station, two years after the adjacent avenue was named after the Filipino actor through Republic Act (RA) No. 11608.[8] The renaming of the station was approved through LRTA Board of Directors Resolution No. 002-2023, following a request from SenatorLito Lapid to rename the station as a "necessary consequence" of RA 11608.[13]
There are several buses, jeepneys, andUV Express plyingEDSA, as well asCongressional Avenue andFernando Poe Jr. Avenue. The station serves as an interchange with theEDSA Carousel, which is accessible through the emergency exits of the station.
The station is close to various shopping places and malls, particularlyWalterMart North EDSA, Jackman Plaza Muñoz,Muñoz Market andS&R Membership Shopping - Congressional.
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