The station is located underground. It will have two island platforms and quadruple tracks, stemming at a section of the line underneath a roundabout for roads at ground-level. Allowances for a future transport hub have already been allotted and a parking lot is located atop the station.[2]
History
A rail link from Clark International Airport to the capital was originally planned in the 1990s.[3] The first proposal, called the "Manila–Clark rapid railway system", was discontinued due to disagreement on funding. In the early 2000s, the Northrail project was pursued. This involved the conversion the rail gauge from narrow gauge to standard gauge, and linking Manila to Malolos, Bulacan and eventually to Clark and the airport. While the project commenced in 2007, it was repeatedly halted due to allegations of overpricing, then discontinued in 2011.[4][5] The station is being constructed as part of the second phase of the North–South Commuter Railway.[1][6]
It will begin as an approximately 1,000 m (3,300 ft) quadruple-track segment of the mainline before splitting near the SCTEX–NLEX Interchange Road. From there, it will continue as an elevated line for at least 1,000 m (3,300 ft) before approaching an at-grade section in which the two depot tracks for the Mabalacat rail yard will meet the branch line. The Clark Airport-bound section will transition from at-grade to depressed before approaching a Y-junction with one of the depot tracks. At this point, the rest of the line will be underground until it reaches the station. According to detailed design documents, the maximum speed for this section is at 120 kilometers per hour (75 mph) due to a tighter curve radius.[2]
^ abcT., Sekiguchi; V., Balakrishnan (May 6, 2019). MCRP Detailed Design, General Details for CP-N04: Bidding Documents. The Detailed Design Study (including Feasibility Study) of the Malolos-Clark Railway Project and the North-South Railway Project-South Line (Report). Vol. II. Japan International Cooperation Agency, Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd., et al.