Blumentritt station (PNR)

Blumentritt station is a station on the South Main Line ("Southrail") of the Philippine National Railways. Like all PNR stations, it is at grade. It is located at the corner of Old Antipolo Street and Rizal Avenue in Santa Cruz, Manila and derives its name from nearby Blumentritt Road, which is named after the Bohemian professor Ferdinand Blumentritt, friend of José Rizal and sympathizer of the Filipino cause.

This article is about the PNR station. For the LRT station, see Blumentritt station (LRT).
Blumentritt
Platform area of Blumentritt station
LocationOld Antipolo Street, Rizal Avenue and Leonor Rivera Street
Santa Cruz, Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°37′21.33″N 120°59′5.22″E
Owned byDepartment of Transportation and Communications
Philippine National Railways
Line(s)  PNR Southrail
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections Blumentritt, Jeepneys, Cycle rickshaws
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeBLU
History
OpenedDecember 22, 1905 (1905-12-22)
Rebuilt1934, 1978, 1990, and 2009
Services
Preceding station   PNR   Following station
North Shuttle
toward Bicutan
Terminus
Metro South Commuter
toward IRRI
Bicol Express
toward Legazpi
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station Manila LRT Following station
Abad Santos
towards Roosevelt
 Line 1
transfer at Blumentritt
 Tayuman
towards Baclaran
Location
Blumentritt
Location within Metro Manila

The station is the second station southbound from Tutuban and is the first of four Southrail stations serving Sampaloc.

Blumentritt station is one of four stations whose original platforms have been retained for service. However, it is unique in the sense that the new platforms designed to accommodate new PNR diesel multiple units are not connected to the station's original platforms, unlike solutions employed at stations such as España, where the new platforms are directly connected to the original ones. The old platforms are still used to accommodate Commuter Express locomotives and especially intercity trains.

History

Blumentritt, then San Lazaro, was opened in December 22, 1905, as a station originally part of the Antipolo and Montalban lines, the Blumentritt-Santa Mesa segment of the current PNR Southrail was part of the defunct line but now it is being used for the PNR Metro South Commuter services.

Station Layout
L1
Platforms		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform A PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban and Governor Pascual (←)
Platform B PNR Metro Commuter towards Calamba (→)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
L1 Concourse/
Street Level		 Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, LRT-1 Blumentritt station, San Roque De Manila Parish

Blumentritt station is accessible by jeepneys plying the Rizal Avenue route. Cycle rickshaws are also used to navigate around the station's immediate vicinity.

A Manila Light Rail Transit System station, also named Blumentritt, is located immediately above the station.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near major landmarks such as the Blumentritt Market, SM City San Lazaro (previously the San Lazaro Hippodrome), the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center, the Manila Chinese Cemetery, Manila North Cemetery[1] and adjacent to an old school Manuel L. Quezon High School.[2] Further away from the station are the Manila North Cemetery, La Loma Cemetery, Lourdes School of Quezon City, and St. Theresa's College of Quezon City.

References
  1. "Manila North Cemetery". Google+.
  2. "Manuel L. Quezon High School". NearbyPH.
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