Angeles station

Angeles
Angeles station building ruins, 2022
General information
LocationMacArthur Highway, Tabun
Angeles City, Pampanga
Philippines
Owned byPhilippine National Railways
Operated byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)Planned: North Commuter
Former:   North Main Line
PlatformsIsland platform
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Station codeANG
History
Opened1892
Closed1988
Rebuilt2021–ongoing
Services
Preceding station PNR Following station
Clark
towards Clark International Airport
 NSCR Commuter
CIA–Calamba
 San Fernando
towards Calamba
Clark
towards New Clark City
 NSCR Commuter
NCC–Tutuban
 San Fernando
towards Tutuban

Angeles station is an under-construction elevated North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR) station located in Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines.[1]

The station was part of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) North Main Line before its closure in the 1980s.[2]

History

The station has been used for passenger and freight transportation notably by Manila Railroad Company and the Philippine National Railways (PNR).[3][4]

In April 1942, during World War II, local residents threw food and drinks into wagons filled with US and Filipino soldiers being transported by the Imperial Japanese Army.[3]

The station ceased to operate after the North Main Line was closed in 1988.[2] Since then, the local government has converted the area into a park.[3]

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.[5] The project commenced in 2007, but was repeatedly halted then discontinued in 2011.[6][7]

The station is currently being rebuilt as part of the second phase of the North–South Commuter Railway.[1][8][9] Partial operations are planned to begin by 2027.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Paz, Chrisee Dela. "17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  2. ^ a b "Brief history of PNR". Philippine National Railways (February 27, 2009). Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Orejas, Tonette (December 5, 2015). "124-yr-old rail tracks spring to life in Angeles". Inquirer. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Consecutive station layouts. Main Line North (Report). Manila Railroad Company. March 12, 1949. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  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. ^ "Completion of PNR Clark Phase 1, 2 on track". Philippine News Agency. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  9. ^ Department of Transportation The Republic of the Philippines (October 2018). "FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE NORTH SOUTH RAILWAY PROJECT-SOUTH LINE (COMMUTER)(NORTH-SOUTH COMMUTER RAILWAY EXTENSION PROJECT) IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES" (PDF). jica.go.jp.
  10. ^ Taguines, Andrea (June 13, 2024). "North-South Commuter Railway partial operations pushed back to 2027: DOTr". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 12 July 2024.