Bicutan station

Bicutan station is a station on the South Main Line ("Southrail") of the Philippine National Railways. Like all PNR stations, this station is at grade. The station is located on General Santos Avenue in Parañaque, near its border with Taguig and beside the ramp for northbound vehicles entering the South Luzon Expressway at Bicutan Interchange.

Bicutan
Bicutan station in 2009
General information
LocationEast Service Road, San Martin de Porres
Parañaque, Metro Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°29′14.94″N 121°2′44.56″E
Operated byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)  PNR Southrail
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsJeepneys, tricycles, buses
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeBIC
History
OpenedJanuary 19, 1977
Rebuilt2009
Services
Preceding station   PNR   Following station
toward Tutuban
Metro South Commuter
toward IRRI
Future services
Preceding station   PNR   Following station
NSCR Commuter
Clark Airport–Calamba
toward Calamba
toward Tutuban
NSCR Commuter
Tutuban–Calamba
toward Calamba
Location
Bicutan
Location within Metro Manila

The station is the fourteenth station southbound from Tutuban and is the only PNR station in Parañaque.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near major landmarks such as the Bicutan Public Market, the headquarters of the Department of Science and Technology, offices of the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC), SM City Bicutan, and Azure Urban Resport Residences. Further away from the station are the Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Taguig, Taguig City University, Camp Bagong Diwa, Walter Mart Bicutan, and the Upper Bicutan National High School.

Bicutan station is accessible by jeepneys plying the Lower Bicutan and East Service Road routes, as well as buses plying the South Luzon Expressway route which stops at Bicutan Interchange. A bus stop is located just outside the station for buses entering the South Luzon Expressway. A pedestrian footbridge also connects to two terminals for tricycles, each going for nearby barangays of Parañaque to the west and Taguig to the east.

It will also be one of the two future interchange stations with the Metro Manila Subway along with FTI station by 2025.[1]

References
  1. "Gov't adds more stations to Metro Manila subway". BusinessWorld Online. BusinessWorld. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
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