This article is about the MRT station. For LRT stations in Taft Avenue, see LRT Line 1 (Metro Manila).
Taft Avenue station is the southern terminus of the Metro Rail TransitLine 3 (MRT-3) system located in Pasay.[2] It is situated at the intersection of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), one of Metro Manila's major thoroughfares, and Taft Avenue usually referred to as Pasay Rotonda or EDSA-Taft. The station is named after Taft Avenue.
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It is 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 are Araneta Center-Cubao, Shaw Boulevard, Boni, Buendia, and Ayala. Excluding Araneta Center-Cubao station, it is also one of four stations on the line with its concourse level located above the platform. However, crowd control measures at the station currently discourage passengers from switching trains at the platform level.
The station's location as a terminus has helped create many businesses in the area, from the number of hotels and motels to restaurants and shops, with a good majority of them being a short walk from the station.
During the line's construction in 2000, the station was notorious among Pasay residents due to the station and the part of the line in Pasay being built completely at ground level. As a result, many intersections along EDSA were closed, forcing people along the streets in the area to make long detours just to cross EDSA.[3]
In response, MRTC stated that constructing the segment as an elevated railway was not possible due to the Department of Public Works and Highways claiming the air rights above the line for the Tramo flyover project. Construction of the line continued amidst a cease and desist order given by then-Pasay mayor Wenceslao Trinidad and city councilors threatening to file criminal charges against the MRTC.[3]