Carriedo LRT Station
Location	Santa Cruz and Quiapo, Manila
Operational	May 12, 1985
Line	Yellow Line
Platforms	2

Carriedo LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line (LRT-1). Like all other LRT-1 stations, Carriedo station station is above-ground. The station is located in Santa Cruz in Manila. The station is named after Carriedo Street, which is near the station. Quiapo is a well known part of old Manila and a place which offers cheap prices on items ranging from electronics to magic amulets. ... Manila (Tagalog: Maynila) is the capital of the Philippines and the premier Christian city of Asia. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... The Manila Light Rail Transit System, popularly known as the LRT, is the main metropolitan rail system serving the Metro Manila area in the Philippines. ... Manila (Tagalog: Maynila) is the capital of the Philippines and the premier Christian city of Asia. ...

Carriedo station is the first station north of the Pasig River and is the tenth station for trains headed to Monumento and the ninth station for trains headed to Baclaran. The Pasig River is a river in the Philippines that drains Laguna de Bay (via the Napindan Channel) into Manila Bay. ... Baclaran LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line (LRT-1). ...

The station is near some famous Manila landmarks, such as the Quiapo Church, home to very festive celebrations of the Feast of the Black Nazarene, as well as the famed Escolta Street, the former hub of Manila's business activities, and Ongpin Street, home to many Chinese stores selling everything from food to medicine. It is also close to Manila's Mini-Forest Park, the Liwasang Bonifacio and the imposing Manila Central Post Office, the base of operations for the Philippine Postal Corporation. Also near the station is FEATI University. Feati Yniversity is one of the premier universities in the Philipines. ...

Transportation links

Due to Carriedo station's location being near three districts, namely, Santa Cruz, Binondo and Quiapo, the station is served by many forms of public transport. Buses serving the Taft Avenue route and nearby routes, jeepneys, taxis, cycle rickshaws and kalesas stop at and around the station. Kalesas and cycle rickshaws are particularly used in Binondo, due to the district's narrow streets. Binondo is a enclave in Manila primarily populated by overseas Chinese who chose to live in the Philippines. ... Quiapo is a well known part of old Manila and a place which offers cheap prices on items ranging from electronics to magic amulets. ...