{{Short description|Train station in Manila, Philippines}} {{Use Philippine English|date=May 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox station | name=Pedro Gil | other_name=Herran | type= | symbol = 1 | symbol_location = manila | map_type = Philippines City of Manila#Metro Manila#Luzon mainland#Philippines | map_caption = Location in Manila##Location in Metro Manila##Location in Luzon##Location in the Philippines | map_state = collapsed | image= File:LRT1 1G (1000 class) train at Pedro Gil station.jpg | image_caption= | address=Taft Avenue, Ermita <br> Manila, Metro Manila, | country= Philippines | line={{rail color box|system=Manila LRT|line=1|inline=yes}} | other= | structure = Elevated | platform=2 (2 side) | tracks=2 | parking= | bicycle= | passengers= | pass_year= | pass_percent= | opened={{start date and age|1984|12|01}} | connections= | rebuilt= | services={{Adjacent stations|system=Manila LRT|line1=1|left1=United Nations|right1=Quirino}} | accessible= | code={{Manila MRT station code|GL|15}} | owned=Department of Transportation<br />Light Rail Manila Corporation | zone= | route_map = {{Routemap | inline = 1 | title = Track layout | legend = track | map = uhvSTR!~MFADEg~~ ~~ ~~{{BSsplit|to {{stl|Manila LRT|United Nations}}}} uhvSTR!~vNULfg PLTl\uvSTR\PLTr PLTl\uvSTR\PLTr PLTl\uvSTR\PLTr uhvSTR!~vNULfg RP2q!~MFADEgq\RP2q\RP2q!~uhvSTR\RP2q\RP2q!~MFADEfq ~~ Pedro Gil Street uhvSTR!~MFADEf~~ ~~ ~~{{BSsplit|to {{stl|Manila LRT|Quirino}}}} }} }} '''Pedro Gil station''' is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Ermita District, City of Manila, Philippines. It is situated at the corner of Taft Avenue and Pedro Gil Street. The station takes its name from Pedro Gil Street, which used to be called Herran Street.
Pedro Gil station is the twelfth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr., and the fourteenth station for trains headed to Dr. Santos.
==History== Pedro Gil station was opened to the public on December 1, 1984, as part of LRT's inaugural southern section, known as the Taft Line.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://pssc.org.ph/wp-content/pssc-archives/Philippine%20Planning%20Journal/Vol%20XVII,%20No.%201%20(Oct%201985).pdf|title=The LRT as a Component of Metro Manila's Transport Systems|journal=Philippine Planning Journal|volume=XVII|number=1|date=October 1985|publisher=School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines|accessdate=November 16, 2024|pages=33–45}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrta.gov.ph/railway-operations/|title=Railway Operations|website=Light Rail Transit Authority|accessdate=November 16, 2024}}</ref>
==Nearby landmarks== Landmarks near the station include the Philippine General Hospital, the University of the Philippines Manila, Philippine Christian University, Philippine Women's University, Robinsons Manila, and St. Paul University Manila.
==Transportation links== Pedro Gil station is well-served by taxis, jeepneys, buses, and UV Express that ply the Taft Avenue route and nearby routes. Taxis and jeepneys stop near the station and can be used to transport commuters to and from Ermita.
==Gallery== <gallery> File:Pedrogiljf.JPG|The Station at daytime LRT-1 Pedro Gil 2011.jpg|Passengers alighting from a train
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==See also== *List of rail transit stations in Metro Manila *Manila Light Rail Transit System *{{Commons-inline}}
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