Guiguinto station

Guiguinto station (estacion de Guiguinto) is a former railway station that is situated on the Northrail line of Philippine National Railways. This line has been used for passenger and freight transportation by the PNR and its precursors in the past. It is located in Poblacion, Guiguinto, Bulacan. The train station is parallel to McArthur Highway, and it is near to the San Ildefonso de Toledo Church and to the Municipal Hall.

Guiguinto
The former station in March 2017.
LocationGuiguinto, Bulacan
Owned byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)█ PNR Northrail
PlatformsSide platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusUnder Construction
Station codeGG
History
OpenedMarch 24, 1891
Services
Commuter rail

History

Built in 1661, the Estacion de Guiguinto (Guiguinto Train Station) is the towns most acclaimed historical landmark and heritage site. It was upon this site that the Katipuneros (Filipino guerillas during the Spanish Regime) ambushed a train from Dagupan, killing six friars, including the parish friar of Guiguinto, Fr. Leocadio Sanchez, and a Spanish doctor.

The station was supposed to be rebuilt as a result of the Northrail project, a rebuilding of the line from Manila to Pampanga which would partly use the old right-of-way. The project commenced in 2007, construction has halted though on 2011.[1][2][3][4]

Revival

The station will be reconstructed as part of the North–South Commuter Railway.[5]

References
  1. "Northrail construction now 'on track'". bayan-natin.blogspot.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011. Sourced to The Manila Bulletin.
  2. "Philippine National Railways". Facebook. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  3. "CAPEX Program". October 10, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011 – via Google Doc.
  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. Paz, Chrisee Dela. "17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-04-24.


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