Guiguinto station

Guiguinto station is an under-construction elevated North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR) station located in Guiguinto, Bulacan, Philippines.^[1] The station was part of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) North Main Line before its closure in the 1980s.^[2]

Guiguinto
The station under construction in February 2024
General information
Location	Poblacion Guiguinto, Bulacan Philippines
Coordinates	14°49′48″N 120°53′02″E
Owned by	Philippine National Railways
Operated by	Philippine National Railways
Line(s)	Planned: North Commuter Former:   North Main Line
Platforms	Side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Under construction
Station code	GG
History
Opened	March 24, 1891
Rebuilt	2020–ongoing
Services
Commuter rail
Location Guiguinto Location in Bulacan Show map of Bulacan Guiguinto Location in Luzon Show map of Luzon Guiguinto Location in the Philippines Show map of Philippines

The station is parallel to McArthur Highway, and it is near to the San Ildefonso Church and to the Municipal Hall.

History

The old station's ruins in March 2017.

The original railway station, then known as the Estacion de Guiguinto, was inaugurated in 1891 under Manila Railroad Company. It was the first railway station serving Guiguinto.^[3] It is a notable historical landmark in the municipality. It was upon this site that the Katipuneros ambushed a train from Dagupan, killing six friars, including the parish priest of Guiguinto, Fr. Leocadio Sanchez, and a Spanish doctor.^[4] It later became part of the Philippine National Railways's North Main Line.

The station was to be rebuilt as a part of the Northrail project.^[5] The project commenced in 2007 but was repeatedly halted then discontinued in 2011.^[6][7]

It is currently being rebuilt as part of the first phase of the North–South Commuter Railway.^[1][8] As part of the project, the old station will also be restored.^[9] Partial operations are slated to begin by 2027.^[10]

References

1. Paz, Chrisee Dela (25 June 2017). "17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
2. "Brief history of PNR". Philippine National Railways (February 27, 2009). Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
3. Consecutive station layouts. Main Line North (Report). Manila Railroad Company. March 12, 1949. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
4. "Bulacan, Philippines: Tourism: Old Train Station , Guiguinto, Bulacan". www.bulacan.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
5. "Off track: Northrail timeline". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
6. Landingin, Roel. "Chinese foreign aid goes offtrack in the Philippines" (PDF). PCIJ (Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
7. "Philippines: China-funded Northrail project derailed". Financial Times. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
8. Romero, Maria (March 8, 2021). "PNR Clark Phase 1 almost 50% complete–DoTr". Tribune.net.ph. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
9. "PNR to preserve old train stations in Bulacan". INQUIRER.net. June 4, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
10. Taguines, Andrea (June 13, 2024). "North-South Commuter Railway partial operations pushed back to 2027: DOTr". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

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