Balagtas | |||||
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 The old Bigaa Station in protective sheathing dwarfed by the future Balagtas Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Borol 1st Balagtas,Bulacan Philippines | ||||
| Coordinates | 14°49′31″N120°54′22″E / 14.82521°N 120.90603°E /14.82521; 120.90603 | ||||
| Owned by | Philippine National Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Philippine National Railways | ||||
| Lines | Planned:North Commuter Former: North Main Line | ||||
| Platforms | Side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Under construction | ||||
| History | |||||
| Closed | 1984, 1990s | ||||
| Rebuilt | 2019–ongoing | ||||
| Previous names | Bigaa | ||||
| Services | |||||
| Commuter rail | |||||
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Balagtas station is an under-construction elevatedNorth–South Commuter Railway (NSCR) station located inBalagtas,Bulacan, Philippines.[1] The station was part of thePhilippine National Railways (PNR)North Main Line before its closure in the 1980s.[2] It was also the terminus of the defunct Balagtas–Cabanatuan line.[3]
The original station was constructed in the 1880s, along with other stations in theNorth Main Line (then known as theFerrocarril de Manila a Dagupan) asBigaa station. The station was closed in the 1980s after operations in the north was reduced to Caloocan,[2] but was briefly reopened between 1990 and 1997 under theMetrotren program, a commuter rail service toMalolos.[4]
After the line's closure, several attempts were made to electrify the commuter rail service inMetro Manila fromCalamba, Laguna toMalolos, and connect it to theClark Freeport and Special Economic Zone, which would also involve the construction of a new Balagtas station. The first attempt was the Manila–Clark rapid railway project with the assistance ofSpain, which was discontinued after disagreements in the project's funding.[5] The second attempt was the NorthRail project, which involved the construction of an elevated dual-track system.[6] The project was started in 2007, but was repeatedly halted then discontinued in 2011 due to allegations of overpricing and corruption.[7][8]
The NorthRail project was later revived as theNorth–South Commuter Railway (NSCR), which involved the construction of an elevated dual-track system in three phases. The construction of the new station is part of the NSCR's first phase, PNR Clark 1.[1][9] ThePhilippine National Railways (PNR) is also planning to revive the defunct Balagtas–Cabanatuan line, with this station as its terminus.[3] Construction work began in February 2019.[10] As part of the project, the historical station will also be preserved.[11] Structural works for the station were completed in April 2022.[12] Partial operations are slated to begin by 2027.[13]
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