Taft Avenue station is the southern terminus of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) system located in Pasay.

[5][6] Construction finally began on October 15, 1996 as the MRT III project, under a BLT contract awarded to the Metro Rail Transit Corporation (MRTC), led by a consortium of local companies.

[8] In response, Metro Rail Transit Corporation (MRTC) stated that constructing the segment as an elevated railway was not feasible due to the Department of Public Works and Highways having already claimed the air rights above the line for the Tramo flyover project since 1996.

Construction of the line continued amidst a cease and desist order issued by then-Pasay Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad and city councilors threatening to file graft charges against the MRTC.

Buses and jeepneys from this station ply for various points in Metro Manila: Pasay, Muntinlupa (Sucat and Alabang), Parañaque (Bicutan and PITX), SM Mall of Asia, Taguig, Las Piñas, Manila, Caloocan, Makati, and Quezon City and the southern provinces of Cavite, Batangas, and Laguna.