| Buendia | |
| Symbol: | 3 |
| Symbol Location: | manila |
| Map Type: | Metro Manila#Luzon mainland#Philippines |
| Other: | Buendia |
| Structure: | Concourse level: Elevated Platform level: Underground |
| Platform: | 2 (1 island) |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Bicycle: | Bicycle racks (Northbound entrance) |
| Opened: | December 15, 1999 |
| Accessible: | Concourse: All entrances Platforms: All platforms |
| Code: | BU |
Buendia station is an underground Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station located on the MRT Line 3 (MRT-3) system in Makati. It is one of two underground stations that can be found on the line, the other being Ayala. The station lies near the EDSA–Kalayaan Flyover and Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia Avenue) in Makati.
It is the tenth station for trains headed to Taft Avenue and the fourth station for trains headed to North Avenue. It is the second to the last station south of the Pasig River and is also the last underground station in the line before the line goes above ground at Guadalupe station. It is one of five stations on the line where passengers can catch a train going in the opposite direction without paying a new fare due to the station's layout. The other four stations are Araneta Center–Cubao, Shaw Boulevard, Boni, Ayala, and Taft Avenue. Excluding Araneta Center–Cubao station, it is also one of four stations on the line with its concourse level located above the platform.
Opened on December 15, 1999, the station served as the line's southern terminus until Taft Avenue station and two intermediate stations opened on July 20, 2000.[1]
The station serves the Makati Central Business District and is the nearest station to the Department of Trade and Industry offices; as well as the headquarters of major banks like Development Bank of the Philippines and Banco de Oro. Several business process outsourcing (BPO) buildings line the avenue right outside the station including those of SM Cyberzone. The famous Makati Avenue and Jupiter Street entertainment districts, as well as Century City, can also be accessed from this station via taxi or jeepneys. Posh residential subdivisions such as Forbes Park, Bel-Air, and Urdaneta Villages are found in the vicinity of the station.
The station has jeepneys, buses, and taxicabs outside the station. Jeepneys that ply the area of station head along Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) for western Makati, the Central Business District, and Pasay. The Buendia station of EDSA Carousel, located along EDSA, is interconnected to the MRT station through a pedestrian footbridge.[2] eSakay, an electric jeepney, also plies the station and is bound for Circuit Makati and Mandaluyong City Hall.[3]