Meycauayan station

Meycauayan station is an under-construction elevated North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR) station located in Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines.^[2][3] The station was part of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) North Main Line before its closure in the 1980s.^[4]

Meycauayan station
The historical station in 2021.
General information
Location	Malhacan Meycauayan, Bulacan Philippines
Coordinates	14°44′19″N 120°57′38″E
Owned by	Philippine National Railways
Operated by	Philippine National Railways
Line(s)	Planned: North Commuter Former:   North Main Line
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Architectural style	Bahay na bato (old station) Contemporary (NSCR station)
Other information
Status	Under construction
Station code	MY
History
Opened	March 24, 1891
Previous names	Meycawayan[1]
Future services Preceding station PNR Following station Marilao towards Clark International Airport NSCR Commuter CIA–Calamba Valenzuela towards Calamba Marilao towards New Clark City NSCR Commuter NCC–Tutuban Valenzuela towards Tutuban
Location Meycauayan station Location in Bulacan Show map of Bulacan Meycauayan station Location in Luzon Show map of Luzon Meycauayan station Location in the Philippines Show map of Philippines

History

This station has been used for passenger and freight transportation by the Philippine National Railways (PNR) and its precursors in the past.

The station was first closed in 1988,^[5] but was reopened in the 1990 under the Metrotren project.^[6] During the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, the Meycauayan Railroad Bridge was destroyed and the station became the terminus, until services were altogether abandoned. It was abandoned when the North Main Line ceased operations in 1997. The old station house still stands but is in a state of deterioration and constantly guarded due to informal settlers.^[7]

The station was to be rebuilt as a part of the Northrail project, which involved the upgrading of the existing single track to an elevated dual-track system, converting the rail gauge from narrow gauge to standard gauge, and linking Manila to Malolos in Bulacan and further on to Angeles City, Clark Special Economic Zone and Clark International Airport.^[8] The project commenced in 2007; the station is in the middle of a clearing where railtracks once were laid. The railway's construction was repeatedly halted then discontinued in 2011, after allegations of overpricing.^[9][10]

It is currently being rebuilt as part of the first phase of the North–South Commuter Railway.^[2][3] The old station will also be preserved.^[11] Partial operations are slated to begin by 2027.^[12]

Gallery

Meycauayan station

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  Side view of the old railway station
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  The station with a PNR North (NSCR) poster.
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  Construction near Malhacan, March 2021.
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  Construction of the station, March 2021.
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  NSCR casting yard near the station.

References

• Media related to Meycauayan station at Wikimedia Commons

1. Consecutive station layouts. Main Line North (Report). Manila Railroad Company. March 12, 1949. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
2. Paz, Chrisee Dela (25 June 2017). "17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
3. Romero, Maria (March 8, 2021). "PNR Clark Phase 1 almost 50% complete–DoTr". Tribune.net.ph. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
4. bw_mark (22 January 2019). "PNR evaluating train service to Nueva Ecija | BusinessWorld". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
5. "Brief history of PNR". Philippine National Railways (February 27, 2009). Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
6. "Metrotren Inaugural". Manila Chronicle. May 11, 1990. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
7. "Meycauayan". When there were Stations: Asia. 2012-01-29. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
8. "Off track: Northrail timeline". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
9. 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.
10. "Philippines: China-funded Northrail project derailed". Financial Times. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
11. INQUIRER.net (4 June 2019). "PNR to preserve old train stations in Bulacan". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
12. Taguines, Andrea (June 13, 2024). "North-South Commuter Railway partial operations pushed back to 2027: DOTr". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 12 July 2024.