United Nations LRT Station, also known as UN Avenue LRT Station, is a station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, United Nations station is above-ground. The station serves Ermita in Manila and is located at the corner of Taft and United Nations Avenues. The station is named after United Nations Avenue, which in turn is named after the United Nations.
United Nations station serves as the fifteenth station for LRT-1 trains headed for Baclaran and as the eighth station for trains headed to North Avenue.
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