Clark station

Clark station is an under-construction railway station located on the North–South Commuter Railway in Pampanga, Philippines.[1][2]

Clark
General information
LocationClark Freeport
Mabalacat, Pampanga
Philippines
Owned byPhilippine National Railways
Operated byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)North Commuter
PlatformsIsland platform
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
Opened2024
Rebuilt2021-ongoing

The station is being constructed as part of the second phase of the North–South Commuter Railway.[3]

History

A rail link from Clark International Airport to Metro Manila was originally planned in the 1990s.[4] The first proposal, called the "Manila–Clark rapid railway system", was discontinued due to disagreement on funding. In the early 2000s, the NorthRail project was pursued. This involved the conversion the rail gauge from narrow gauge to standard gauge, and linking Manila to Malolos, Bulacan and eventually to Clark and its airport. The project was discontinued in 2011 due to allegations of overpricing, and was replaced by the current North–South Commuter Railway project.[5][6]

References
  1. Department of Transportation The Republic of the Philippines (October 2018). "FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE NORTH SOUTH RAILWAY PROJECT-SOUTH LINE (COMMUTER)(NORTH-SOUTH COMMUTER RAILWAY EXTENSION PROJECT) IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES" (PDF). jica.go.jp.
  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. Romero, Maria (March 8, 2021). "PNR Clark Phase 1 almost 50% complete–DoTr". Tribune.net.ph. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  4. "Off track: Northrail timeline". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  5. 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.
  6. "Philippines: China-funded Northrail project derailed". Financial Times. Retrieved February 17, 2019.

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