LRT-1 - Central Terminal Station (Manila)

 light rail station, train station

Central Terminal station, sometimes called Central or Arroceros station, is a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1. Like all other LRT-1 stations, Central station is above-ground. It is located in Ermita, Manila. A popular name for the station is Arroceros due to its location close to the Arroceros Forest Park.

Central Terminal is the last station of LRT Line 1 south of the Pasig River and serves as the ninth station for trains headed to Roosevelt and the twelfth station for trains headed to Baclaran. It is near from some of Manila's major landmarks, such as the Mehan Gardens and the Manila Metropolitan Theater. It is also near from the Manila City Hall, Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila Central Post Office, Manila Hall of Justice, Bonifacio Shrine, and the National Museum of Fine Arts. Shoppers will be able to find themselves content with the nearby SM City Manila.

Due to its location in Manila's University Belt, the station is near educational institutions such as the Colegio de San Juan de Letran, the Philippine Normal University, the city-owned Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, the Mapúa University, and the Lyceum of the Philippines University. All those institutions, except the Philippine Normal University, lie within the walls of Intramuros.

Central Terminal is one of the four stations and terminals in the whole LRT-1 system that allows commuters to catch a train going in the opposite direction without paying a new fare, due to the terminal's layout; the other three stops are Carriedo, Balintawak, and Roosevelt.