Blumentritt station (PNR)

Blumentritt station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in the city of Manila, Philippines. It derives its name from nearby Blumentritt Road, which is named after the Bohemian professor Ferdinand Blumentritt, a friend of José Rizal and sympathizer of the Filipino cause.

This article is about the PNR station. For the LRT station, see Blumentritt station (LRT).
Blumentritt
The station in February 2023
General information
LocationOld Antipolo Street, Santa Cruz
Manila, Metro Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°37′21.33″N 120°59′5.22″E
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Philippine National Railways
Operated byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)  South Main Line
Planned: South Commuter
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections Blumentritt, Buses, Jeepneys, Tricycles
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeBLU
History
OpenedDecember 22, 1905 (1905-12-22)
Rebuilt1934, 1978, 1990, and 2009
Previous namesSan Lazaro
Services
Preceding station PNR Following station
Solis
towards Governor Pascual
 North Shuttle Laon Laan
towards Bicutan
Tutuban
Terminus
 Metro South Commuter Laon Laan
towards IRRI
Bicol Express España
towards Legazpi
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station LRTA_Logo
Manila LRT		 Following station
Abad Santos
towards Fernando Poe Jr.
 Line 1
transfer at Blumentritt
 Tayuman
towards Baclaran
Location
Blumentritt is located in Manila
Blumentritt
Blumentritt
Location within Metro Manila

The station is the second station southbound from Tutuban.

Blumentritt station is one of four stations whose original platforms have been retained for service. However, it is unique in the sense that the new platforms designed to accommodate new PNR diesel multiple units are not connected to the station's original platforms, unlike solutions employed at stations such as España, where the new platforms are directly connected to the original ones. The old platforms are still used to accommodate Commuter Express locomotives and especially intercity trains.

History

Blumentritt, then San Lazaro,[1] was opened on December 22, 1905, as a station originally part of the Antipolo and Montalban lines; the Blumentritt-Santa Mesa segment of the current PNR Southrail was part of the defunct line but now it is being used for the PNR Metro South Commuter services.

Station Layout
L1
Platforms		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform A PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban and Governor Pascual (←)
Platform B PNR Metro Commuter towards Calamba (→)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
L1 Concourse/
Street Level		 Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, LRT-1 Blumentritt station, San Roque De Manila Parish

Blumentritt station is accessible by jeepneys and buses plying the Rizal Avenue route. Tricycles are also used to navigate around the station's immediate vicinity.

A Manila Light Rail Transit System station, also named Blumentritt, is located immediately above the station.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near major landmarks such as the Blumentritt Market, SM City San Lazaro, San Lazaro Tourism and Business Park (previously the San Lazaro Hippodrome), the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center, Manila North Cemetery,[2] San Roque de Manila Parish Church, Mariano Ponce Elementary School, and Manuel L. Quezon High School.[3]


References
  1. General Map of the Island of Luzon, Phil. Is. Showing the Manila Railroad Company's Railway & Water Lines (Map). 1:1,060,000. Bureau Coast and Geodetic Survey Litho. 1930. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  2. "Manila North Cemetery". Google+.
  3. "Manuel L. Quezon High School". NearbyPH.
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