Batasan station is an under-construction Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station located on the MRT Line 7 (MRT-7) system in Batasan Hills, Quezon City, Philippines. It is near the Sandiganbayan Centennial Building, Public Attorneys Office Building, Batasan TODA Terminal, the Commission on Audit Complex and the Batasan Pambansa Complex. It is the ninth station for trains headed towards the North Triangle Common Station and the sixth station for trains headed to San Jose del Monte.
Batasan | |||||||||||
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 Under construction in April 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Commonwealth Avenue, Batasan Hills Quezon City, Metro Manila Philippines | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°41′06″N 121°05′11″E / 14.68508°N 121.08625°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | SMC-Mass Rail Transit 7 Incorporated | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 7 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
| Station code | BA | ||||||||||
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History edit
Batasan station is part of the MRT Line 7, which was proposed initially in 2004. The line was supposed to begin its construction in 2005 with a target opening date in 2007. However, construction did not start until 2017, a decade after its target opening date. Groundbreaking of the station began on October 7, 2017, with a simple ceremony being held before the concrete pouring for the station's bored pile foundations.[1]
The official working name of the station during the design phase is Station 6. It is also known by another previous working name: South Batasan. It was named so because it is located at the southern end of Batasan Road while Manggahan station was previously called as North Batasan.
As of 31 January 2023[update], the project is 66.07% complete;[2] the station's construction is to be finished by June of the same year.[3]
Services edit
Batasan station is a part of the MRT Line 7, which runs from San Jose del Monte, Bulacan up to North Avenue, Quezon City. It is the sixth northbound station from the North Triangle Common Station in Quezon City and the ninth southbound station from San Jose del Monte. The station is served by jeepneys and bus lines, and the nearby Batasan TODA Station improves its access throughout Batasan Hills and nearby places.
References edit
- ^ Cordero, Ted (October 7, 2017). "Concrete pouring at MRT-7 Batasan Station in QC begins". GMA News Online. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "HOUSE TACKLES DOTR'S RAILWAY PROJECTS STATUS, URGES AGENCY TO FIX PROJECT DELAYS". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Press and Public Affairs Bureau. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ Balinbin, Arjay L. (25 January 2023). "Full MRT-7 operations seen by 2nd quarter 2025". BusinessWorld. Philippines: The Philippine STAR. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Batasan station at Wikimedia Commons- Proposed Batasan MRT Station
