Vito Cruz
Exterior of Vito Cruz station
General information
LocationOsmeña Highway, San Andres
Coordinates14°34′1.56″N 121°0′10.14″E / 14.5671000°N 121.0028167°E / 14.5671000; 121.0028167
Owned byPhilippine National Railways
Operated byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)  South Main Line
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsJeepneys, buses, and tricycles
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeVTC
History
Opened1975
Rebuilt1990 and 2009
Services
Preceding station PNR Following station
San Andres
towards Tutuban
Metro South Commuter Dela Rosa
towards IRRI
Location
Vito Cruz is located in Manila
Vito Cruz
Vito Cruz
Location within Metro Manila
PNR Metro Commuter
Governor Pascual
Caloocan
Caloocan Depot
10th Avenue
5th Avenue
Solis
Tutuban Railyard &
Tayuman Locomotive Shed
Tutuban
Blumentritt
Laon Laan
España
Estero de Valencia
Santa Mesa
Estero de Pandacan
Pandacan
Estero de Pandacan
Paco
San Andres
Vito Cruz
Buendia
Dela Rosa
Pasay Road
Estero de Tripa de Gallina
EDSA
Estero de Tripa de Gallina
Nichols Ninoy Aquino International Airport
 MMS 
FTI
 MMS 
Bicutan
Sucat
Sucat River
Alabang Bus interchange
Bayanan Creek
Poblacion River
Muntinlupa
Magdaong River
Tunasan
Tunasan River
San Isidro River
San Pedro
Carmona
Pacita Main Gate
Golden City 1
Biñan
Biñan River
Silang-Santa Rosa River
Santa Rosa
Golden City 2
Cabuyao River delta
Cabuyao
Gulod
Cabuyao River delta
Mamatid
Banlic
Calamba
Pansol
Masili
Dampalit Creek
Los Baños
Anos Creek
College
IRRI

Vito Cruz station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in the city of Manila, Philippines. The station derives its name from the former name of the adjacent now Pablo Ocampo Sr. Street, which is Vito Cruz Street, after a former alcalde mayor of Pineda (present-day Pasay).

Vito Cruz is the eighth station from Tutuban and is the last station on the South Main Line physically located in the city of Manila.

History

Vito Cruz, together with Buendia, was opened on November 24, 1975 as part of the 83rd anniversary of the Philippine National Railways.

Nearby landmarks

The station serves the district of San Andres in Manila, as well as nearby barangays San Antonio, La Paz, and Palanan in Makati. Adjacent landmarks include Barangay 764's Barangay Action Center along Perlita Street and some commercial establishments. Further away from the station are educational institutions such as the main campus of Arellano University School of Law, the De La Salle University, the De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde and St. Scholastica's College, the Manila South Cemetery.

Vito Cruz station is accessible by jeepneys plying the Zobel Roxas Street route, as well as buses on the Osmeña Highway. A tricycle terminal plying barangay San Antonio in Makati is located across the station on Zobel Roxas Street, while tricycles based in Manila and barangay Palanan, Makati also drop commuters off at the station.

Station Layout

L1
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform A PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban (←)
Platform B PNR Metro Commuter towards Alabang (→)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
L1 Concourse/
Street Level
Ticket Booths, Station Control
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