Buendia station (MRT)
station on the Manila Line 3 (MRT-3)
Buendia station is an underground Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station located on the MRT Line 3 (MRT-3) system in Makati. It is one of two underground stations that can be found on the line, the other being Ayala. The station lies near the EDSA–Kalayaan Flyover and Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia Avenue; hence the current one was supposed to be the station's name) in Makati.
It is the tenth station for trains headed to Taft Avenue and the fourth station for trains headed to North Avenue. It is the second to the last station south of the Pasig River and is also the last underground station in the line before the line goes above ground at Guadalupe station. 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, Ayala, and Taft Avenue. Excluding Araneta Center–Cubao station, it is also one of four stations on the line with its concourse level located above the platform.
History
Buendia station was opened on December 15, 1999, as part of MRT's initial section from this station to North Avenue. It served as the line's southern terminus until Taft Avenue station and two intermediate stations in Makati opened on July 20, 2000, after delays due to the inclusion of additional work orders by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), including the Tramo Flyover in Pasay.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Buendia station (MRT)” as station on the Manila Line 3 (MRT-3). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as station on the Manila Line 3 (MRT-3). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4985497. Authority coordinates are 14.554, 121.034. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1999 and 2000.
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