Bocaue station

Bocaue station is a railway station of the Philippine National Railways located in Bocaue, Bulacan, approximately 1 km from the city proper. The station served as part of the defunct North Main Line.[1] The new Bocaue station is currently under construction and will be part of the North–South Commuter Railway.[2]

Bocaue
The new station under construction, February 2021.
General information
LocationBocaue, Bulacan
Owned byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)Planned: PNR North–South Commuter Railway
Former: █ PNR North Main Line
PlatformsSide platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Architectural styleBahay na bato (old station)
Contemporary (new station)
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Station codeBOC
Services
Commuter rail

History

The station was first closed in 1984,[3] but was reopened in the 1990s under the Metrotren project. It was abandoned when the North Main Line ceased operations in the 1990s.[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, 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.[5] The project commenced in 2007, but was repeatedly halted then discontinued in 2011.[6][7]

A new station is currently being constructed as part of the first phase of the North–South Commuter Railway.[2][8] The historical station will also be restored.[9]

References
  1. bw_mark. "PNR evaluating train service to Nueva Ecija | BusinessWorld". Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  2. Paz, Chrisee Dela. "17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced". Rappler. Archived from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  3. "Brief history of PNR". Philippine National Railways (February 27, 2009). Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  4. "Metrotren Inaugural". Manila Chronicle. May 11, 1990. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  5. News, ABS-CBN. "Off track: Northrail timeline". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  6. 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.
  7. "Philippines: China-funded Northrail project derailed". Financial Times. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  8. Romero, Maria (March 8, 2021). "PNR Clark Phase 1 almost 50% complete–DoTr". Tribune.net.ph. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  9. INQUIRER.net. "PNR to preserve old train stations in Bulacan". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved April 18, 2020.


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