Santa Mesa station

Santa Mesa station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in the city of Manila, Philippines. It is one of two stations (the other is Pasay Road) in the line to have its own access road.

Santa Mesa
Santa Mesa station platform area in February 2020.
General information
Location	Altura Extension, Santa Mesa Manila, Metro Manila Philippines
Coordinates	14°36′2.74″N 121°0′37.25″E
Owned by	Philippine National Railways
Operated by	Philippine National Railways
Line(s)	South Main Line Planned: South Commuter Former:   Antipolo
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pureza PUP Ferry Station Jeepneys, buses, cycle rickshaws
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SA
History
Opened	December 22, 1905; 119 years ago (1905-12-22)
Closed	March 28, 2024; 13 months ago (2024-03-28)
Rebuilt	1920; 105 years ago (1920) 2009; 16 years ago (2009)
Services
Preceding station PNR Following station España towards Governor Pascual North Shuttle Paco towards Bicutan España towards Tutuban Metro South Commuter Pandacan towards IRRI
Out-of-system interchange Preceding station Manila LRT Following station V. Mapa towards Antipolo LRT Line 2 transfer at Pureza Legarda towards Recto
Future services Preceding station PNR Following station España towards Clark International Airport NSCR Commuter CIA–Calamba Paco towards Calamba España towards Tutuban NSCR Commuter Tutuban–Calamba España towards Clark International Airport Commuter Express CIA–Calamba Buendia towards Calamba España towards Tutuban Commuter Express Tutuban–Calamba
Location Santa Mesa Location in Manila Show map of Manila Santa Mesa Location in Metro Manila Show map of Metro Manila Santa Mesa Location in Luzon Show map of Luzon Santa Mesa Location in the Philippines Show map of Philippines

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Legend
Governor Pascual Malabon Caloocan Caloocan Caloocan Depot 10th Avenue 5th Avenue Caloocan Manila Estero de Sunog Apog Solis Tutuban Railyard & Tayuman Locomotive Shed Tutuban Blumentritt Laon Laan España 8 Estero de Valencia Santa Mesa Pasig River Estero de Pandacan Pandacan Estero de Pandacan Paco San Andres Vito Cruz Manila Makati Buendia Dela Rosa Pasay Road Estero de Tripa de Gallina EDSA 3 Estero de Tripa de Gallina Makati Taguig Nichols  MMS  FTI  MMS  Taguig Parañaque Bicutan Parañaque Muntinlupa Sucat Sucat River Mangangate River Alabang Bayanan Creek Poblacion River Muntinlupa Magdaong River Tunasan Muntinlupa   Tunasan River   San Pedro San Isidro River San Pedro San Pedro Carmona Carmona Pacita Main Gate San Pedro Biñan Golden City 1 Biñan Biñan River Biñan Santa Rosa Silang-Santa Rosa River Santa Rosa Golden City 2 Santa Rosa Cabuyao Cabuyao River delta Cabuyao Gulod Cabuyao River delta Mamatid Banlic Cabuyao Calamba San Cristobal River San Juan River Calamba Pansol Masili Calamba Los Baños Dampalit Creek Los Baños Anos Creek College Molawin River IRRI Lucena-Legazpi

The station is the fourth station southbound from Tutuban and is the only railway station serving Santa Mesa.

In addition to having its own dedicated access road, Santa Mesa station is also one of three stations (the others being Pasay Road and España) to have its original platforms extended and raised in order to accommodate new PNR diesel multiple units. The original platforms have been retained for the use of Commuter Express locomotives and especially for intercity trains, although Santa Mesa is not designated as a station where these trains can stop. The station used to serve the Antipolo and Montalban lines, also known as Guadalupe line, which used to run up to Antipolo and Montalban in Rizal. This line has since been dismantled.

History

Santa Mesa was opened on December 22, 1905, as a station originally situated on the Antipolo and Montalban lines. From this station, the Main Line South, as well as its subsequent branch lines which were later abandoned (Naic and Carmona, Cavite; Batangas; Bay, Santa Cruz and Pagsanjan, Laguna; Canlubang, Laguna), branched out southwest from the line heading east southeast to Antipolo and Montalban. Main Line South was constructed not long afterward and was the first railway line of Manila Railroad Company (MRR, later PNR) crossing the Pasig River, with Pandacan and all the oil refineries and other branch lines, including one right to the former site of Philippine Vegetable Oil Company in Santa Mesa, being constructed right after the Pasig River bridge.^[1]

Station operations were suspended on March 28, 2024, as part of the Tutuban–Alabang segment, to make way for the construction of the North–South Commuter Railway.^[2]

Reconstruction

Santa Mesa station will be reconstructed as part of the North–South Commuter Railway.^[3] The two side platforms at the new station building's fifth level will be the highest in the world from ground level at 29.9 meters (98 ft), exceeding Smith–Ninth Streets station's 26.7 meters (88 ft).^[4]

Nearby landmarks

The station is near landmarks such as the Santa Mesa Public Market, SM City Sta. Mesa, Puregold Sta. Mesa, the main campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), the Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST), the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School, and the Philippine headquarters of the Tzu Chi Foundation.

Transportation links

Santa Mesa station is accessible by jeepneys and buses plying the Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard route. Several cycle rickshaw terminals are also located near the station.

A Line 2 station, Pureza, is a short walk from Santa Mesa station. Alternately, commuters may opt to ride tricycles to there.

External links

• Media related to Santa Mesa station at Wikimedia Commons