Apalit station
Apalit | |||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||
Location | San Vicente Apalit, Pampanga Philippines | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||||
Operated by | Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Planned: North Commuter Former: North Main Line | ||||||||||||
Platforms | Side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Status | Under construction | ||||||||||||
Station code | APA | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | February 2, 1892; 2024 | ||||||||||||
Closed | 1988 | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2021–ongoing | ||||||||||||
Future services | |||||||||||||
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Apalit station is a former railway station located on the North Main Line in Pampanga, 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]
History
The station opened in the 1890s as the first railway station serving
Clark Special Economic Zone and Clark International Airport.[5] The project commenced in 2007, but was repeatedly halted then discontinued in 2011.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Brief history of PNR". Philippine National Railways (February 27, 2009). Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ^ Paz, Chrisee Dela (25 June 2017). "17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced". Rappler. Archived from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ "Completion of PNR Clark Phase 1, 2 on track". Philippine News Agency. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ Consecutive station layouts. Main Line North (Report). Manila Railroad Company. March 12, 1949. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- Media related to Apalit station at Wikimedia Commons