University Avenue station
MRT Line 7 stop in Quezon City, Philippines
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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]
U.P. Campus, Quezon City
Philippines
Line 8: TBA
MRT Line 8
Construction progress as of October 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Commonwealth Avenue U.P. Campus, Quezon City Philippines | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°39′18″N 121°03′18″E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Line 7: SMC-Mass Rail Transit 7 Incorporated Line 8: TBA | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | MRT Line 7 MRT Line 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (4 in the future) | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | ML03 (MRT-7) | |||||||||||||||
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| Opening | Line 7: 2027 Line 8: TBA | |||||||||||||||
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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]
