V. Mapa LRT Station

This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2009)

V. Mapa Station Rapid transit
Platform area of V. Mapa station
Station statistics
Address	Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, Santa Mesa, Manila
Lines	█ Purple Line
Structure	Overpass
Platforms	Side platforms
Baggage check	Yes
Other information
Opened	April 5, 2004
Accessible
Owned by	Light Rail Transit Authority
Services
Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station Pureza toward Recto Purple Line J. Ruiz toward Santolan

	Purple Line
							Recto
							Legarda
							Pureza
							V. Mapa
							J. Ruiz
							Gilmore
							Betty Go-Belmonte
							Araneta Center-Cubao
							Anonas
							Katipunan
							Santolan

V. Mapa LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Purple Line (MRT-2). V. Mapa station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in Santa Mesa in Manila and is named because of its location on V. Mapa Street. During the line's planning stages, the station's working name was Araneta due to its location on G. Araneta Avenue.

V. Mapa station is the fourth station for trains headed to Santolan and the eighth station for trains headed to Recto. It is the closest station within Manila city limits to the border with Quezon City before entering San Juan.

The most famous landmark near the station is SM Centerpoint (now SM City Santa Mesa). Although the mall was named after Santa Mesa in Manila, the mall actually lies within the city limits of Quezon City.

Transportation links

Because of its location near SM Centerpoint, the station is served by jeepneys, buses and taxis which can be used to navigate in and around the area.

Coordinates: 14°36′14.88″N 120°01′02.05″E / 14.6041333°N 120.0172361°E / 14.6041333; 120.0172361