LRT-1 - Fernando Poe Jr. Station (Quezon City)

Philippines / Southern Tagalog / Niogan / Quezon City / Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) (N1 (AH26) / C-4), 1039
 light rail station, train station

Fernando Poe Jr. station, formerly the Roosevelt Station, (/ˈroʊzəvɛlt/ ROHZ-ə-velt; Tagalog: [ˈruːsbɛlt]) is the northern terminus of Line 1 of the Manila Light Rail Transit System and was constructed during the Line 1 North Extension Project. It opened on October 22, 2010. Roosevelt is one of the two Line 1 stations serving Quezon City, the other being Balintawak.

It is located in Barangay Ramon Magsaysay (Bago Bantay), Quezon City and its neighbors, Project 7 (Veterans Village and Bungad) and Project 8 (Bahay Toro, Sangandaan, Baesa). It links to Congressional Avenue and FPJ Avenue. The station is named after Roosevelt Avenue, which was constructed and named in honor of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

It was renamed as Fernando Poe Jr. Station on August 20, 2023, aligned with the renaming of Roosevelt Avenue into FPJ Avenue in 2021 per R.A. 11608.
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Coordinates:   14°39'27"N   121°1'15"E
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