Meycauayan station

14°44′19″N 120°57′38″E

Meycauayan station
The historical station in 2018.
General information
LocationMalhacan
Meycauayan, Bulacan
Philippines
Owned byPhilippine National Railways
Operated byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)Planned: North Commuter
Former:   North Main Line
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Architectural styleBahay na bato (old station)
Contemporary (NSCR station)
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Station codeMY
History
OpenedMarch 24, 1891
Previous namesMeycawayan[1]

Meycauayan station is a former railway station located on the North Main Line in Bulacan, Philippines. The station was once part of the line until its discontinuation in 1988.[2] It is currently being rebuilt as part of the first phase of the North–South Commuter Railway.[3][4] The old station will also be preserved.[5]

History

This station has been used for passenger and freight transportation by the Philippine National Railways (PNR) and its precursors in the past.

The station was first closed in 1988,[6] but was reopened in the 1990 under the Metrotren project.[7] During the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, the Meycauayan Railroad Bridge was destroyed and the station became the terminus, until services were altogether abandoned. It was abandoned when the North Main Line ceased operations in 1997. The old station house still stands but is in a state of deterioration and constantly guarded due to informal settlers.[8]

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.[9] The project commenced in 2007; the station is in the middle of a clearing where railtracks once were laid. The railway's construction was repeatedly halted then discontinued in 2011, after allegations of overpricing.[10][11]

Meycauayan station
  • Side view of the old railway station
    Side view of the old railway station
  • The station with a PNR North (NSCR) poster.
    The station with a PNR North (NSCR) poster.
  • Construction near Malhacan, March 2021.
    Construction near Malhacan, March 2021.
  • Construction of the station, March 2021.
    Construction of the station, March 2021.
  • NSCR casting yard near the station.
    NSCR casting yard near the station.
  • The historical station being restored, March 2021.
    The historical station being restored, March 2021.

References
  1. Consecutive station layouts. Main Line North (Report). Manila Railroad Company. March 12, 1949. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  2. bw_mark (22 January 2019). "PNR evaluating train service to Nueva Ecija | BusinessWorld". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  3. Paz, Chrisee Dela (25 June 2017). "17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  4. Romero, Maria (March 8, 2021). "PNR Clark Phase 1 almost 50% complete–DoTr". Tribune.net.ph. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  5. INQUIRER.net (4 June 2019). "PNR to preserve old train stations in Bulacan". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  6. "Brief history of PNR". Philippine National Railways (February 27, 2009). Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  7. "Metrotren Inaugural". Manila Chronicle. May 11, 1990. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  8. "Meycauayan". When there were Stations: Asia. 2012-01-29. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  9. "Off track: Northrail timeline". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  10. 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.
  11. "Philippines: China-funded Northrail project derailed". Financial Times. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
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