Carmona station

San Pedro-Carmona Resettlement station, often shortened to Carmona, sometimes was called General Mariano Alvarez (GMA) station was the terminus of the San Pedro-Carmona Line located in Magsaysay, San Pedro, Laguna. The line was built to serve the Carmona Resettlement Project, which was a part of Carmona, Cavite until the creation of General Mariano Alvarez in 1981. It was located just before San Jose Bridge beside the San Isidro River.[1]

Carmona
General information
LocationMagsaysay
San Pedro, Laguna
Coordinates14°20′8.15″N 121°2′2.29″E
Owned byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)  Carmona Branch Line
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2 (1 main, 1 siding)
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
History
OpenedApril 1, 1971 (1971-04-01)
Closed2010

History

Carmona opened on April 1, 1973. Twenty-six trains (14 trips each directions) serve the line from Manila and Caloocan and vice versa. The last train arrived at the station in 2010 to lift the tracks. The station is now being considered as a stop for a shuttle service from Dela Rosa in Makati, with a targeted opening in 2019.[2]

Eleven thieves masquerading as PNR Engineering Department personnel were caught pilfering railway parts by the PNR Civil Security Office and Incident Response team in close proximity to the station, having carted away actual rails already cut down to pieces. The thieves were charged.[3]

Layout

The station consists of one main track and a siding. Staircases connect the lobby, platform, and the entrance of the station.

References
  1. "Facade of a defunct GMA station via Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  2. "Department of Transportation - Philippines on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.
  3. "11 fake PNR employees caught stealing metals, train parts | Inquirer News". 10 January 2019.


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