Dr. Santos station

Dr. Santos station, also called as Sucat station, is an under-construction Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station situated on Line 1. It is part of the Line 1 South Extension Project. The station would be located in between Dr. Santos Avenue, C-5 Southlink Expressway and C-5 Extension in Parañaque, a few hundred meters behind SM City Sucat.

Dr. Santos
Manila Light Rail Transit System
Construction of Dr. Santos station in April 2023.
General information
LocationSan Dionisio, Parañaque
Owned byLight Rail Transit Authority
Line(s)Line 1
Other information
StatusUnder construction

History

Dr. Santos station was first planned as part of the Line 1 South Extension, which calls for a mostly elevated extension of approximately 11.7 kilometers (7.3 mi). The extension will have 8 passenger stations with an option for 2 future stations (Manuyo Uno and Talaba).[1] The project was first approved on August 25, 2000 and the implementing agreement for the project was approved on January 22, 2002.[2] However, construction for the extension was repeatedly delayed until the project was shelved years later.

The plans for the southern extension project were restarted as early as 2012 during the Aquino administration and was expected to begin construction in 2014, but was delayed due to right of way issues. The issues were resolved in 2016 and the project broke ground on May 4, 2017.[3] Meanwhile, construction works on the south extension began on May 7, 2019 after the right-of-way acquisitions were cleared.[2]

As of 1 April 2023, the project is 82.7% complete; the station itself is 71.1% complete.[4] Phase 1 of the extension (from Redemptorist station to Dr. Santos station) is slated to be operational by the 4th quarter of 2024,[4] with full operations by second quarter of 2027.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Project Update: The Line 1 South Extension Project". Light Rail Transit Authority. Archived from the original on April 30, 2006. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  2. Orellana, Faye (May 7, 2019). "Construction of LRT-1 Cavite extension begins". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  3. "LRMC breaks ground on LRT-1 Cavite Extension project". Light Rail Manila Corporation. May 4, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  4. "LRMC achieves 83% completion rate for LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1". Light Rail Manila Corporation. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. Balinbin, Arjay L. (August 9, 2021). "LRMC says LRT-1 Cavite Extension 60% finished". BusinessWorld. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

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