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Batasan station

Batasan
The station under construction in March 2025
General information
Other namesSouth Batasan
LocationCommonwealth Avenue,
Batasan Hills
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°41′06″N 121°05′11″E / 14.68508°N 121.08625°E / 14.68508; 121.08625
Owned bySMC-Mass Rail Transit 7 Incorporated
Line(s)     MRT Line 7
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2; one concourse and one platform
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Station codeS06
History
Opening2025
Services
Preceding station Manila MRT Following station
Don Antonio
towards North EDSA
MRT Line 7 Manggahan
Location
Map

Batasan station is an under-construction Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station located on the MRT Line 7 (MRT-7) system in Batasan Hills, Quezon City, Philippines. It is near the Sandiganbayan Centennial Building, Public Attorney's Office Building, Batasan TODA Terminal, the Commission on Audit Complex and the Batasan Pambansa Complex. It is the ninth station for trains headed towards the North Triangle Common Station and the sixth station for trains headed to San Jose del Monte.

History

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Construction progress of Batasan station as of March 23, 2019.
Construction of Batasan station in April 2022

Batasan station is part of the MRT Line 7, which was proposed initially in 2004. The line was supposed to begin its construction in 2005 with a target opening date in 2007. However, construction did not start until 2017, a decade after its target opening date. Groundbreaking of the station began on October 7, 2017, with a simple ceremony being held before the concrete pouring for the station's bored pile foundations.[1]

The official working name of the station during the design phase is Station 6. It is also known by another previous working name: South Batasan. It was named so because it is located at the southern end of Batasan Road while Manggahan station was previously called as North Batasan.[citation needed]

As of 31 January 2023, the project is 66.07% complete;[2] the station's construction is to be finished by June of the same year.[3]

During the southwest monsoon rains of July 2025, the station was flagged by the Metro Manila Development Authority as a possible contributor to the severe flooding along Commonwealth Avenue area, citing obstructions from its columns, footing wall, and manhole over drainage culverts.[4] However, MRT-7 Project Management Office denied this, asserting that all station structures were built outside drainage lines based on approved plans, and blamed the flooding on clogged drains caused by plastic waste and debris.[5]

Services

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Batasan station is a part of the MRT Line 7, which runs from San Jose del Monte, Bulacan up to North Avenue, Quezon City. It is the sixth northbound station from the North Triangle Common Station in Quezon City and the ninth southbound station from San Jose del Monte. The station is served by jeepneys and bus lines, and the nearby Batasan TODA Station improves its access throughout Batasan Hills and nearby places.

References

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  1. ^ Cordero, Ted (October 7, 2017). "Concrete pouring at MRT-7 Batasan Station in QC begins". GMA News Online. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "HOUSE TACKLES DOTR'S RAILWAY PROJECTS STATUS, URGES AGENCY TO FIX PROJECT DELAYS". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Press and Public Affairs Bureau. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  3. ^ Balinbin, Arjay L. (25 January 2023). "Full MRT-7 operations seen by 2nd quarter 2025". BusinessWorld. Philippines: The Philippine STAR. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. ^ "MRT-7 Batasan construction partly blocked water flow, says MMDA amid flooding". GMA News Online. July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  5. ^ "MRT-7 not responsible for Commonwealth Avenue flooding". San Miguel Corporation. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
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