Legazpi station

Legazpi station (Filipino: Legaspi) is the current railway terminus of the South Main Line located in Albay, Philippines. It is also the terminus for the Legaspi-Tabaco branch line. The station is currently used for the Bicol Commuter rail.

Legazpi
Façade of Legazpi station
General information
Location	Peñaranda Street, Legazpi, Albay, Philippines
Coordinates	13°9′5.54″N 123°45′7.31″E
Owned by	Philippine National Railways
Line(s)	South Main Line Former:   Tabaco
Platforms	Side platform
Tracks	1, plus 1 siding track
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	LG
History
Opened	November 1914
Rebuilt	2015
Services
Preceding station PNR Following station Capantawan towards Tagkawayan Bicol Commuter Terminus Daraga towards Tutuban Bicol Express
Location Legazpi Location in Albay Show map of Albay Legazpi Location in Luzon Show map of Luzon Legazpi Location in the Philippines Show map of Philippines

History

Platform

Legazpi was opened in November 1914 as part of the Legazpi Division Line from Tabaco, Albay to Iriga, Camarines Sur. The pebbled station building was built in 1939 after the completion of the Manila-Legazpi Line.

The series of on and off operations of services can be dated back since 1941 during the arrival of the Japanese, rail tracks were destroyed as ordered by the USAFFE, interrupting services, the Japanese Imperial Army restored services on March 22, 1943, but to be halted again due to heavy damages brought by the liberation, services were once again restored on December 21, 1948.

The location of the railroad at the foot of Mayon Volcano often cause landslide and lahar floods which interrupt services. One was in 1976; services were restored on February 23, 1986. Operations stopped again from February 2, 1993, due to the eruption of the Mayon Volcano; services were again restored on June 21, 1998, until the bridge at Travesia, Guinobatan was washed away in 2006.

The platform right side was raised in 2015 for the Bicol Commuter services.

The Legazpi Station has been closed for six years since 2017. However, it opened again on December 27, 2023, resuming the 100-kilometer route from Naga City in Camarines Sur to Legazpi City in Albay. The revived route offers four daily trips between the two cities. The reopening of this route was a good event. Marking the resumption of the service in the area.

As of August 2024 INKA CC300 DHL 9002 and 3-car PC 8302 and DHL 9003 and PC 8303 used as a Bicol Commuter Train of the Naga - Legazpi line with 6 trips per day. DMU PNR 8000 8002 is Serving the Naga to Sipocot Bicol Commuter Line with 6 trips per Day.

Former Connecting Lines

A spur track used to connect the station to the Legazpi Port. A proof of this is an image of the area during the Japanese Occupation where a railroad crossing sign is visible and located beyond the station building.

The Tabaco line, which was originally part of the Legazpi Division line, was abandoned in 1936.

References

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1. "Commonwealth Act No. 59, October 20, 1936". www.elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph. Retrieved 3 September 2024.