University Avenue station

MRT Line 7 stop in Quezon City, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

University Avenue station is an under-construction Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station located on the MRT Line 7 (MRT-7) system along Commonwealth Avenue in U.P. Campus, Quezon City. It will also serve as the eastern terminus of the proposed MRT Line 8 (MRT-8) system. The station itself is located within the campus of the University of the Philippines Diliman and is named after University Avenue, the main road leading towards the university. The MRT-7 system has a proposed spur line to connect itself to the LRT Line 2 (LRT-2) system at Katipunan station, passing through the University of the Philippines Diliman and Katipunan Avenue, while the MRT-8 system will terminate at this station with a spur line towards its depot further inside UP Diliman. Construction started on August 15, 2017[1] and was expected to end around April 2018.[2]

LocationCommonwealth Avenue
U.P. Campus, Quezon City
Philippines
Coordinates14°39′18″N 121°03′18″E
OwnedbyLine 7: SMC-Mass Rail Transit 7 Incorporated
Line 8: TBA
Lines     MRT Line 7
     MRT Line 8
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Construction progress as of October 2025
General information
LocationCommonwealth Avenue
U.P. Campus, Quezon City
Philippines
Coordinates14°39′18″N 121°03′18″E
Owned byLine 7: SMC-Mass Rail Transit 7 Incorporated
Line 8: TBA
Lines     MRT Line 7
     MRT Line 8
Platforms2 side
Tracks2 (4 in the future)
ConnectionsBus interchange  6  7  49  TechnoHub
Construction
Structure type
Underground
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Station code ML03  (MRT-7)
History
OpeningLine 7: 2027
Line 8: TBA
Services
Preceding station Manila MRT Following station
Quezon Memorial Circle
towards North EDSA
MRT Line 7 Tandang Sora
Terminus MRT Line 8 Quezon Memorial
towards Lerma
Location
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When completed, the station will serve the following establishments: University of the Philippines Diliman, U.P.–Ayala Land TechnoHub, Philippine Coconut Authority (PhilCoa), and the Commission on Human Rights Complex.

The station, unlike the separate Quezon Memorial Circle stations of MRT-7 and MRT-8, will be situated at the same complex with the MRT-8 building platforms side-by-side the MRT-7 platforms thereby creating a common station.

Station details

University Avenue station is one of two underground stations on the MRT-7.[3] It is located underneath Commonwealth Avenue and near University Avenue, the main road leading to the University of the Philippines Diliman campus. Apart from the university, the station will serve various landmarks including the Philippine Coconut Authority (Philcoa), Commission on Human Rights, and the U.P.–Ayala Land TechnoHub business park. The station will also be connected to various local bus routes via the TechnoHub bus stop.[4]

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