| Gil Puyat | |
| Other Name: | Buendia |
| Symbol: | 1 |
| Symbol Location: | manila |
| Map Type: | Metro Manila#Luzon mainland#Philippines |
| Address: | Taft Avenue, San Isidro Pasay, Metro Manila, |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Structure: | Elevated |
| Platform: | 2 (2 side) |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Code: | GP |
| Owned: | Department of Transportation - Light Rail Transit Authority |
| Operator: | Light Rail Manila Corporation |
Gil Puyat station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Pasay, Philippines. It is situated above the intersection of Taft Avenue and Gil Puyat Avenue, where the station derived its name. The avenue itself is named after Gil Puyat, a former senator and statesman. The station was opened to the public on December 1, 1984, as part of LRT's inaugural southern section, known as the Taft Line.[1] [2]
Gil Puyat station is the ninth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr., the seventeenth station for trains headed to Dr. Santos, and is one of the four Line 1 stations serving Pasay, the others are Libertad, EDSA and Baclaran.
The station is a major transfer point for passengers bound for the Makati Central Business District.
Bus terminal for both city and provincial buses lie beside the station. Buses that ply the Buendia (Gil Puyat) route stop there, as well as buses to Batangas, Laguna, Quezon, and Marinduque. Buses that ply the Taft Avenue route also stop near the station.
Taxis, jeepneys, and tricycles also stop near the station, serving commuters that live farther away from the station.
A terminal for UV Express vans bound for SM City Fairview also lies beside the station's east entrance.
The station's west platform is directly linked to the JAC Liner Terminal and Taft Centrale Mall, respectively.