Calumpit station

Calumpit
General information
Location	Calumpit, Bulacan Philippines
Coordinates	14°54′59″N 120°45′57″E
Owned by	Philippine National Railways
Operated by	Philippine National Railways
Line(s)	Planned: North Commuter Former:   North Main Line
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	4
Construction
Architectural style	Bahay na bato (old station) Contemporary (new station)
Other information
Status	Under construction
Station code	CLM
History
Opened	March 24, 1891; 2024
Closed	1988
Rebuilt	2021–ongoing
Future servies
Preceding station PNR Following station Apalit towards Clark International Airport NSCR Commuter Malolos towards Calamba Apalit towards New Clark City Malolos towards Tutuban

Calumpit station is an under-construction elevated North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR) station located in Calumpit, Bulacan, 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 by the Philippine National Railways (PNR) and its precursors in the past. 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.[3] The project commenced in 2007, but was repeatedly halted then discontinued in 2011.[4][5]

It is currently being rebuilt as part of the second phase of the North–South Commuter Railway.[1][6] The old station will be preserved.[7] Partial operations are slated to begin by 2027.[8]

Gallery

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  View of the exterior
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  Window grills with the logo of the Manila Railroad Company
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  View of the interior

External links

• Media related to Calumpit railway station at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. "Completion of PNR Clark Phase 1, 2 on track". Philippine News Agency. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
2. "Brief history of PNR". Philippine National Railways (February 27, 2009). Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
3. "Off track: Northrail timeline". ABS-CBN News. 15 July 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
4. 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.
5. "Philippines: China-funded Northrail project derailed". Financial Times. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
6. Paz, Chrisee Dela. "17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced". Rappler. Archived from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
7. INQUIRER.net (2019-06-04). "PNR to preserve old train stations in Bulacan". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
8. Taguines, Andrea (June 13, 2024). "North-South Commuter Railway partial operations pushed back to 2027: DOTr". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
9. "WHAT WENT BEFORE: The Northrail Project". 17 January 2019.
10. Northrail construction now 'on track' Archived 2012-04-03 at the Wayback Machine, bayan-natin.blogspot.com, original article at The Manila Bulletin, retrieved October 20, 2011.
11. Philippine National Railways, retrieved October 20, 2011.
12. CAPEX Program (October 10, 2011), docs.google.com, retrieved October 20, 2011
13. "Chinese foreign aid goes offtrack in the Philippines" (PDF). Roel Landingin for PCIJ (Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2011.