Ninoy Aquino station
Ninoy Aquino station is a station under construction on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1. It is part of the Line 1 South Extension Project. The station would be built in Ninoy Aquino Avenue in La Huerta, Parañaque.
Ninoy Aquino | |
|---|---|
| Manila Light Rail Transit System | |
| Location | La Huerta, Parañaque |
| Owned by | Light Rail Manila Corporation |
| Line(s) | Line 1 |
The Line 1 plan calls for a mostly elevated extension of approximately 11.7 km. The extension will have 8 passenger stations with an option for 2 future stations (Manuyo Uno and Talaba).[1]
Construction
Construction of the station is set to begin within 2019 and is targeted to be operational by the end of this year (2021) or first quarter of next year (2022). Groundbreaking for the station was held on May 8, 2019 which formalized the initial eight new stations on the alignment.[2] The PHP 25 Billion extension project is to be built by Light Rail Manila Corporation's French partners namely RATP, Alstom, and Bouygues Construction which shall build the viaducts and stations which include Ninoy Aquino station. As of December 31, 2020, the project is 50.61% complete. Partial operation of the project will be in the end of 2021 and full operation will be in first quarter of 2024.[3]
Nearby landmarks
When completed, the station will be nearby the Global Airport Business Park Gate 1 along Ninoy Aquino Avenue and other air cargo logistics provider warehouse such as F2 Logistics. The station is also near Gedcor Square Building, whose tenants are mostly forwarding companies. It is also easily accessible to commercial establishments such as the Olivarez Plaza and LTO Parañaque as well to the residential areas of Barangay La Huerta in Parañaque. This shall be the sole station along Ninoy Aquino Avenue before it crosses over to Dr. Santos Avenue.
Transportation links
The station is accessible to passengers who wish to transfer to road PUVs such as jeepneys and UV Express which are plying the route of Baclaran-Sucat and Sucat-Lawton (or Sucat-Lawton via Mall of Asia) respectively for those who are going to Manila, Pasay, and Parañaque respectively.
References
- Project Update: The Line 1 South Extension Project Archived 2006-04-30 at the Wayback Machine, Light Rail Transit Authority, retrieved March 25, 2012
- Valdez, Denise. "Construction of Line 1 Cavite extension gets under way; partial operations by 2021". Business World Online. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- Mercurio, Richmond. "Start of LRT-1 extension moved to May". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 14 June 2019.