Meycauayan station explained

Meycauayan station
Address:	Malhacan Meycauayan, Bulacan
Country:	Philippines
Line:	Planned: North Commuter Former: North Main Line
Structure:	Elevated
Tracks:	2
Opened:	March 24, 1891
Status:	Under construction
Architectural Style:	Bahay na bato (old station) Contemporary (NSCR station)
Code:	MY
Owned:	Philippine National Railways
Operator:	Philippine National Railways
Former:	Meycawayan^[1]
Map Type:	Philippines Bulacan#Luzon#Philippines

Meycauayan station is an under-construction elevated North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR) station located in Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines.^{[2] [3]} The station was part of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) North Main Line before its closure in the 1980s.^[4]

History

This station has been used for passenger and freight transportation by the Philippine National Railways (PNR) and its precursors in the past.

The station was first closed in 1988,^[5] but was reopened in the 1990 under the Metrotren project.^[6] During the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, the Meycauayan Railroad Bridge was destroyed and the station became the terminus, until services were altogether abandoned. It was abandoned when the North Main Line ceased operations in 1997. The old station house still stands but is in a state of deterioration and constantly guarded due to informal settlers.^[7]

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, converting the rail gauge from narrow gauge to standard gauge, and linking Manila to Malolos in Bulacan and further on to Angeles City, Clark Special Economic Zone and Clark International Airport.^[8] The project commenced in 2007; the station is in the middle of a clearing where railtracks once were laid. The railway's construction was repeatedly halted then discontinued in 2011, after allegations of overpricing.^{[9] [10]}

It is currently being rebuilt as part of the first phase of the North–South Commuter Railway. The old station will also be preserved.^[11] Partial operations are slated to begin by 2027.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Consecutive station layouts. Main Line North. Manila Railroad Company. March 12, 1949. December 7, 2022.
2. Web site: Paz . Chrisee Dela . 25 June 2017 . 17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced . 2019-04-24 . Rappler . en.
3. News: Romero . Maria . March 8, 2021 . PNR Clark Phase 1 almost 50% complete–DoTr . March 9, 2021 . Tribune.net.ph.
4. Web site: bw_mark . 22 January 2019 . PNR evaluating train service to Nueva Ecija BusinessWorld . 2019-04-24 . . en-US.
5. Web site: Brief history of PNR. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090227040648/http://pnr.gov.ph/history.htm. February 27, 2009. November 4, 2011. Philippine National Railways (February 27, 2009).
6. News: May 11, 1990. Metrotren Inaugural. Manila Chronicle. May 6, 2021.
7. Web site: 2012-01-29. Meycauayan. 2021-05-10. When there were Stations: Asia. en-US.
8. Web site: Off track: Northrail timeline. February 17, 2019. ABS-CBN News.
9. Web site: Landingin. Roel. Chinese foreign aid goes offtrack in the Philippines. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425082137/http://www.realityofaid.org/userfiles/roareports/roareport_452449c76e.pdf. April 25, 2012. October 20, 2011. PCIJ (Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism).
10. Web site: Philippines: China-funded Northrail project derailed. February 17, 2019. Financial Times. en-GB.
11. Web site: INQUIRER.net . 4 June 2019 . PNR to preserve old train stations in Bulacan . April 18, 2020 . newsinfo.inquirer.net . en.
12. News: Taguines . Andrea . June 13, 2024 . North-South Commuter Railway partial operations pushed back to 2027: DOTr . 12 July 2024 . ABS-CBN News.