Angeles station
Angeles | ||||||||||||||||
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 Angeles station building ruins, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | MacArthur Highway, Tabun Angeles City, Pampanga 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 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | ANG | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1892; 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1988 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2021-ongoing | |||||||||||||||
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Angeles station is a former railway station located on the North Main Line in Pampanga, Philippines. It is currently being rebuilt as part of the second phase of the North–South Commuter Railway.[1][2][3]
History
The station has been used for passenger and freight transportation notably by Manila Railroad Company and the Philippine National Railways (PNR).[4][5]
In April 1942, during World War II, local residents threw food and drinks into wagons filled with US and Filipino soldiers being transported by the Japanese Imperial Army.[4]
The station ceased to operate after the North Main Line was closed in 1988.[6] Since then, the local government has converted the area into a park.[4]
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,
References
- ^ Paz, Chrisee Dela. "17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ "Completion of PNR Clark Phase 1, 2 on track". Philippine News Agency. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ Department of Transportation The Republic of the Philippines (October 2018). "FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE NORTH SOUTH RAILWAY PROJECT-SOUTH LINE (COMMUTER)(NORTH-SOUTH COMMUTER RAILWAY EXTENSION PROJECT) IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES" (PDF). jica.go.jp.
- ^ a b c Orejas, Tonette (December 5, 2015). "124-yr-old rail tracks spring to life in Angeles". Inquirer. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ Consecutive station layouts. Main Line North (Report). Manila Railroad Company. March 12, 1949. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Brief history of PNR". Philippine National Railways (February 27, 2009). Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ^ "Off track: Northrail timeline". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Philippines: China-funded Northrail project derailed". Financial Times. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
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