Calumpit station
Calumpit station is a former railway station located on the North Main Line in Bulacan, Philippines. The station was once part of the line until its discontinuation in 1988.[1] It is currently being rebuilt as part of the second phase of the North–South Commuter Railway.[2][3]
Calumpit | |||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Calumpit, Bulacan Philippines | ||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||||
| Station code | CLM | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | March 24, 1891; 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2021–ongoing | ||||||||||||
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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.[4] The project commenced in 2007, but was repeatedly halted then discontinued in 2011.[5][6] The old station will be preserved.
Gallery
View of the exterior
Window grills with the logo of the Manila Railroad Company
View of the interior
References
- ^ . Philippine National Railways (February 27, 2009). Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ^ "Completion of PNR Clark Phase 1, 2 on track". Philippine News Agency. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ Paz, Chrisee Dela. "17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced". Rappler. from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ "Off track: Northrail timeline". ABS-CBN News. 15 July 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ Landingin, Roel. (PDF). PCIJ (Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Philippines: China-funded Northrail project derailed". Financial Times. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ "WHAT WENT BEFORE: The Northrail Project". 17 January 2019.
- ^ Northrail construction now 'on track', bayan-natin.blogspot.com, original article at The Manila Bulletin, retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ Philippine National Railways, retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ CAPEX Program (October 10, 2011), docs.google.com, retrieved October 20, 2011
- ^ (PDF). Roel Landingin for PCIJ (Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2011.