Ortigas station is an elevated Manila Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station situated on Line 3.[1] The station is located in the Mandaluyong portion of Ortigas Center (under the barangay of Wack Wack Greenhills East) and is named after either Ortigas Center or Ortigas Avenue, which is nearby.[2]

Ortigas 3
General information
Location	EDSA, Wack-Wack Greenhills Mandaluyong, Metro Manila Philippines
Coordinates	14.5876°N 121.0566°E / 14.5876; 121.0566
Owned by	Metro Rail Transit Corporation
Operated by	Department of Transportation
Line(s)	Line 3
Platforms	2 (2 side)
Tracks	2
Connections	E  Ortigas Future: 4 EDSA
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes (ADB, SM Megamall)
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle racks (southbound side only)
Disabled access	Concourse: Southbound entrance only Platforms: All platforms
Other information
Station code	OR
History
Opened	December 15, 1999; 22 years ago (1999-12-15)
Services
Preceding station Manila MRT Following station Santolan towards North Avenue Line 3 Shaw Boulevard towards Taft Avenue
Location
Ortigas Location within Metro Manila

Ortigas station is the sixth station for trains headed to Taft Avenue and the eighth station for trains headed to North Avenue.[3] The east exit of the station is notorious among commuters as the escalator uses up most of the sidewalk space on EDSA, leaving pedestrians no choice but to squeeze through the narrow remainder of the sidewalk in between the side of the escalator and the sidewalk fencing.[4]

Nearby landmarks

The station serves the Ortigas business district and is located beside the Asian Development Bank headquarters. It is near major shopping malls, such as Robinsons Galleria, SM Megamall, The Podium and St. Francis Square Mall; as well as the headquarters of the Meralco, UnionBank, Robinsons Bank and JG Summit Holdings. A few government buildings are also located in the station's vicinity including the central offices of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, the Ortigas office of the Department of Transportation, and the Philippine Railways Institute, as well as educational institutions like Saint Pedro Poveda College and La Salle Green Hills. The EDSA Shrine, Meralco Theater, Lopez Museum, The Medical City, Eton Cyberpod, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and Oakwood Premier hotels are also nearby.[5]

West of the station is the gate to Wack Wack village at Berkeley Street, where the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club is located.

Transportation links

Buses, jeepneys and taxis serve the station, but passengers may board them from either Robinson's Galleria (buses, jeepneys, taxis, UV Express) or SM Megamall (buses, taxis, UV Express). A bus stop of EDSA Busway is located just next to the station, accessible through the southbound platform. Buses ply both EDSA and Ortigas Avenue routes, while jeepneys ply along Ortigas Avenue for routes heading to Pasig and the province of Rizal to the east, and San Juan and the City of Manila to the west. Passengers bound for Clark International Airport may ride either a Philtranco bus at the back of SM Megamall Building A or a Genesis Transport point-to-point (P2P) bus at Robinsons Galleria.

See also

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• List of rail transit stations in Metro Manila
• Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3

References