LRT-1 runs from north to south. The current north terminal is Roosevelt in Bago Bantay in Quezon City to Baclaran in Pasay City. LRT-1 is owned and operated by the Light Rail Transportation Authority, which is part of the Philippine governmental agency known as the Department of Transportation and Communication.

The line is all elevated with side platforms (except Baclaran). Platform A goes towards Roosevelt while Platform B goes towards Baclaran. Please see Philippine Tech for equipment and fare control information for the LRT-1. Each station has a bag and person inspection policy where one cannot enter each station without their bags/purses/packages being inspected, in addition to their person being patted down. This was largely in response to the Rizal Day bombings on 12/30/00.

On all lines except the PNR, they have optional special cars reserved  for women ,senior citizens and the disabled . Women with children(male and/or female) may elect to ride in the women's car or in the other cars. The women's cars are optional use and not required since the women's car is not intended to segregate women . Women with an adult  male present, even their husband,  must ride in one of the other cars with their male companion unless the male companion is a senior citizen or disabled..

All lines including the PNR have no rail fan window.

The LRT-1 has all high platforms. LRT-1 and MRT-3 cars could run on the other line once the track connection from Roosevelt on the LRT-1 to the MRT-3 North Avenue station opens.

As of this writing, they are running test trains. The arrangement at North Avenue is not yet known

The Roosevelt station opened 10/22/10 in Bago Bantay in Quezon City. The station is currently the temporary Northern terminal as the LRT-1 will be extended in the near future to North Avenue. The station is accessible to the street through two fare control areas. This station name comes from former United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. There are also walkways to Waltermart North EDSA Mall and DP Munoz Jackman Plaza.

The Balintawak station opened 3/22/10 in Calooncan City. The station is accessible to the street through one fare control area. The station name comes from the Balintawak Market in front of the station.

The Monumento station opened 5/12/85 in Caloocan City. The station is accessible to the street through one fare control area. The station name comes from a nearby monument to Andres Bonifacio and Monumento is Spanish for monument.

The 5^th Avenue station opened 5/12/85 in Caloocan City. The station is accessible to the street through two fare control areas. The station name comes from 5^th Avenue.

The R. Papa station opened 5/12/85 in Tondo. The station is accessible to the street through one fare control area. The station name comes from Ricardo Papa Street.

The Abad Santos station opened 5/12/85 in Tondo. The station is accessible to the street through one fare control area. The station name comes from Abad Santos Street, which is named after former WWII Supreme Court Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos.

The Bluementritt station opened 5/12/85 in Sampaloc. The station is accessible to the street through one fare control area. The station name comes from Blumentritt Street, which is named after Czech Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt. One can transfer here to the Blumentritt Philippine National Railway station. The station on 12/30/00 was involved in a bombing that killed 22 passengers and injured hundreds others along with the station of the same name on the Philippines National Railway. This bombing was the catalyst that introduced bag and body searches on all lines.

The Tayuman station opened 5/12/85 in Santa Cruz. The station is accessible to the street through two fare control areas. The station name comes from Tayuman Street.

The Bambang station opened 5/12/85 in Santa Cruz. The Station is accessible to the street through one fare control area. The station name comes from Bambang Street.

The station opened 5/12/85 in Santa Cruz. The station is accessible to the street through one fare control area. The station name comes from Doroteo Jose Street. One can transfer here to the Recto LRT-2 station.

The Carriedo station opened 5/12/85 in Quiapo. The station is accessible to the street through two fare control areas. The station name comes from Carriedo Street.

The Central Terminal station opened 12/1/84 in Ermita. The station is accessible to the street through two fare control areas. The station name comes from being in the center of the line. There is a pocket track between this station and Carriedo.

The United Nations station opened 12/1/84 in Ermita. The station is accessible to the street through two fare control areas. The station name comes from United Nations Avenue, which is named after the United Nations. There are walkways to the National Bureau of Investigation and Times Plaza.

The Pedro Gil station opened 12/1/84 in Ermita. The station is accessible to the street through two fare control areas. The station name comes from Pedro Gil Street.

The Quirino Avenue station opened 12/1/84 in Malate. The station is accessible to the street through two fare control areas. The station name comes from Quirino Avenue, which is named after former President Elpidio Quirino.

The Vito Cruz station opened 12/1/84 in Malate. The station is accessible to the street through one fare control area. The station name comes from Vito Cruz Street, which is now Pablo Ocampo, Sr. Street. There are walkways to University Mall.

The Gil Puyat station opened 12/1/84 in Pasay City. The station is accessible to the street through two fare control areas. The station name comes from Gil Puyat Avenue, which was named after former Senator and Statesman Gil Puyat.

The Libertad station opened 12/1/84 in Pasay City. The station is accessible to the street through two fare control areas. The station name comes from Libertad Street. There are walkways to Victory Pasay Mall.

The EDSA station opened 12/1/84 in Pasay City. The station is accessible to the street through two fare control areas. The station name comes from the main thoroughfare EDSA, which is named after Historian Epifanio de los Santos. There are walkways to Metropoint Mall. One can transfer here to the Taft Avenue MRT-3 station.

The Baclaran station opened 12/1/84 in Pasay City. The station is accessible to the street through one fare control area. The station name comes from the nearby shopping district with the same name. There are walkways to Baclaran Terminal Market and Balcaran Market. This station has one reserve track. The station has a side platform for passengers traveling to Roosevelt, and an island platform for offloading passengers from Roosevelt. There is a depot nearby this station. The station is also on a viaduct the only on the line.