List of Philippine National Railways stations

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Philippine National Railways used to provide passenger services in two directions from the capital, thus serving various towns and cities north and south of Manila. This list contains stations of both Northrail and Southrail, and the various spur lines from both Northrail and Southrail, as well as stations within Metro Manila. The Northrail is also known as the Green Line, while the Southrail is also known as the Orange Line. Former termini or terminal stations are in bold and former or defunct stations are in italic.

North Main Line

Stations along the Manila-San Fernando Line were abandoned and closed. San Fernando-Dagupan closed in 1983, Dagupan-Tarlac in 1988 and Tarlac-Malolos in 1989. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo further shortened services up to Meycauayan in 1991 until it was closed in 1997.

Section	Year Opened	Length	Distance from Manila
Manila-Bagbag	March 24, 1891	44 km	44 km
Bagbag-Mabalacat	February 2, 1892	43	87
Mabalacat-Tarlac	June 1, 1892	32	119
Tarlac-Dagupan	November 24, 1892	76	195
Dagupan-San Fabian	January 11, 1908	12	207
San Fabian-Rabon	July 5, 1908
Rabon-Santo Tomas	November 14, 1908
Santo Tomas-Agoo	December 4, 1908
Agoo-South Aringay	July 26, 1909
South Aringay-Aringay	1910
Aringay-Bauang Sur	October 14, 1912	13	253
Bauang Sur-Bauang	January 16, 1929	2	255
Bauang-San Fernando U	May 16, 1929	12	265
San Fernando U-Sudipen	1943	25	290
San Fernando U-Bacnotan	January 25, 1955	18	283

Metro Manila

• Tutuban — Tondo, Manila. Head office of the PNR. Former station building converted to a mall in the 1990s.
• Solis — Tondo, Manila. Opened in 2018. To be rebuilt as part of the NSCR.
• 5th Avenue — C-3 Road, Caloocan. Opened in 2018.^[1]
• 10th Avenue — 10th Avenue, Caloocan. Opened in 2018.^[1]
• Caloocan — Samson Road, Caloocan.^[1]
  • Kalookan — Sangandaan, Caloocan.^[2]
• Governor Pascual — Malabon. Current northern terminus of the Metro North Commuter service.^[3]
• Valenzuela NSCR — Malanday, Valenzuela. The station is being built beside the NSCR Phase 1 depot.^[4]
  • Valenzuela — Dalandanan, Valenzuela. Formerly a flagstop named Polo, closed in 1997. Targeted to be the new northern terminus of the Metro North Commuter service.^[2]

Bulacan

The following stations were located in Bulacan with these closed between 1988 and 1991. A majority of these stations are being built under the North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR).

Pampanga

The following stations of the North Main Line are located in Pampanga. Services here were closed in 1988 with some of the stations being built for the NSCR North's Phase 2.

Tarlac

The following are the stations located in Tarlac. Stations south of Tarlac City were closed in 1988 while stations to the north were closed in 1984. There are no stations here planned for reactivation, with New Clark City being the only new station to be built as part of the NSCR.^[13]

Pangasinan

La Union

East West Line (rapid transit)

The PNR East West line, or MRT Line 8, is a proposed rapid transit line in Metro Manila in the Philippines, generally running in an east–west direction along the Radial Road 7 and a portion of the Radial Road 8.

The line serves 11 stations on 9.4 kilometers (5.8 mi) of line. The rails are mostly elevated and erected either over or along the roads covered, with sections below ground. The western terminus of the line is the Hidalgo station infont of Quiapo Church along Quezon Boulevard, while the eastern terminus of the line is the UP Diliman station along Commonwealth Avenue in barangay U.P. Campus, Quezon City.

Metro Manila

South Main Line (Southrail)

Section	Date Opened	Distance	Distance from Manila
Santa Mesa-Paco	March 25, 1908	3	9
Paco-Muntinlupa	June 21, 1908	22	32
Muntinlupa-Calamba	January 24, 1909	24	56
Calamba – Los Baños	August 15, 1910	8	64
College- San Pablo	August 20, 1923	23	88
Calamba-Malvar	January 4, 1910	19	75
Malvar-San Pablo	July 3, 1911	19	94
San Pablo-Tiaong	July 1912	9	98
Tiaong-Lucena	February 10, 1913	34	133
Lucena-Padre Burgos	1914	32	165
Padre Burgos – Hondagua – Calauag	May 10, 1916	77	243
Calauag – Aloneros	August 16, 1921	12	255
Aloneros – Manato	January 13, 1931	45	300
Port Junction-Ragay-Lupi Viejo	August 28, 1933
Lupi Viejo-Sipocot	September 13, 1931
Sipocot-Libmanan	July 1930
Libmanan-Pamplona	February 3, 1929
Pamplona-Naga	October 18, 1921	12
Naga-Pili	April 1, 1920	28	405
Baao-Iriga	August 1915
Iriga Legazpi- Tabaco	November 1914	62	474

Metro Manila

Laguna

Quezon

Camarines Sur

Albay

Abandoned and inactive branches

Abandoned

Tarlac-San Jose branch

An abandoned branch line serving Tarlac and Nueva Ecija. This line was also planned to be extended to Cagayan province, with services linking almost all the provinces in the Cagayan Valley. PNR has requested for a feasibility study for the revival of the line, to be connected to the North-South Commuter Railway project.^[14]

Tarlac

• Tarlac City – Tarlac City
• Balibago T. – Balibago, Tarlac (flag stop)
• Victoria – Victoria (ruins)
• Canarem – Canarem, Victoria (flag stop)

Nueva Ecija

Isabela

• Cordon – Cordon
• Santiago – Santiago
• Echague (proposed) – Echague (original terminus planned in 1946; line extended to Tuguegarao)

Cagayan

• Enrile – Enrile
• Tuguegarao (proposed) – Tuguegarao

Santa Mesa-Antipolo branch

Ceased operations when the San Juan River Bridge collapsed. Remains of the old railroad tracks from the old line are still present. The piers of the San Juan River bridge were still standing until they were demolished in 2018 due to the Skyway Stage 3 traversing through the river. It would be only feasible in the future to reactive just the Sta. Mesa-Mandaluyong parts of the line and the bridge rebuilt, with possible elevated tracks on the final segment to the Guadalupe station, which links the PNR to EDSA and MRT Line 3 (the nearest stations are the Guadalupe Station in Makati and Boni Avenue Station in Mandaluyong).

Manila

• Santa Mesa – Bacood, Santa Mesa
• Cordillera – Bacood, Santa Mesa (flag stop, opened in 1974)
• Bagumbayan – Bacood, Santa Mesa (flag stop, opened in 1974)

Mandaluyong

Pasig

Rizal

Balagtas-Cabanatuan branch

This line is one of the branch lines that were abandoned after World War II. The line was reopened in 1969; however, it was once again left non-operational in 1980. If reactivated, it will serve thousands of people and tourists as well as provide freight services to the provinces of Bulacan and Nueva Ecija. PNR has requested a feasibility study for a planned revival as a northeast commuter line to Makati, as part of the process for getting the final nod on the project.^[14]

Bulacan

Nueva Ecija

Rosario-Montalban branch

An abandoned branch line which used to serve the cities of Pasig, Marikina, and the province of Rizal. This alignment is being proposed as a 17-kilometer (11 mi) new spur line of the LRT-2 from the intersection of Munding Avenue and Marcos Highway in Marikina to original terminus in Montalban, Rizal with project name San Mateo railway.^[15]

Pasig

• Rosario – Rosario

Marikina

• Marikina (Mariquina) – Marikina (still existing)
• Santo Niño – Santo Niño (flag stop, opened in 1927)
• Bayanbayanan – Bayanbayanan
• Nangka – Nangka (flag stop, opened in 1927)

Rizal

• San Mateo – San Mateo
• Burgos – Burgos, Rodriguez (opened in 1928)
• Montalban – Balite, Rodriguez (now serves as a basketball court, at the back of the Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish)

Fort Stotsenburg-Dau branch

A line from Fort Stotsenburg in Angeles to Mabalacat, Pampanga

• Stotsenburg – Sapangbato, Angeles City
• Margot – Margot, Angeles (opened in 1927)
• Dau – Dau, Mabalacat

Dau-Magalang branch

An abandoned branch line from Dau to Magalang.

• Dau – Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga
• Sapang Biabas – Sapang Biabas, Mabalacat
• Bical – Bical, Mabalacat
• Magalang – San Pedro II, Magalang (still existing)

Nielson Field branch

Abandoned after Nielson Field was closed.^[16]

• Culi-culi – Pio del Pilar, Makati

Legazpi-Tabaco branch

Abandoned line that served passengers and cargo going to Tabaco and its harbor.

• Legazpi – Legazpi, Albay
• Santo Domingo (Libog) – Santo Domingo, Albay
• Bacacay – Bacacay, Albay
• Malilipot – Malilipot, Albay
• Tabaco – Tabaco, Albay

Aringay–Asin branch

This was a 40.4 km (25.1 mi) spur line meant to connect Aringay, La Union with Baguio. However, tracks actually terminated in Asin in Tuba, Benguet. Construction on the final section leading to Baguio was halted during World War I. The Salapak Tunnel, originally meant for the line, was used during World War II as the regional headquarters of the Imperial Japanese Army. During the PNR era, the right-of-way has been sold to residents and became either roads or farmland. The local government of Aringay also proposed to the PNR to convert the Salapak Tunnel into an ecotourism zone, but PNR turned down the request since there are plans to restore the tunnel in the future, referring to the PNR North Long Haul service.^[17]

• Aringay – Aringay, La Union
• Asin – Tuba, Benguet (completed section)
• Baguio – Baguio (proposed)

San Fabian-Camp One branch

This is a line to Camp One, Rosario, La Union. It was the first railroad project attempting to reach Baguio, abandoned however in 1914. A remnant is the triangle junction which was part of the rail tracks, which are now being used as roads.

• San Fabian – San Fabian, Pangasinan
• Binday – Binday, San Fabian
• Alava – Alava, San Fabian
• Camp One – Camp One, Rosario, La Union

Arayat-Carmen branch

If reactivated, it would serve as a tourist line linking the PNR network to the Mount Arayat National Park and as a faster access to western parts of Pampanga, northern Bataan, southern Zambales and the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, with the possible construction in the future of a rail line linking the two economic zones, which would entail the building of a connector branch to link said line to the PNR system.

Tayug branch

If reactivated, the line will serve residents and freight in Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, and Tarlac, as well as help draw tourists to these provinces.

Tarlac

• Paniqui – Paniqui

Nueva Ecija

• Nampicuan – Nampicuan
• Cuyapo – Cuyapo
• Bued – Bued, Cuyapo

Pangasinan

San Pablo-Malvar branch

Branch line from San Pablo, Laguna to Malvar, Batangas. It was abandoned after the Los Baños to San Pablo route was built. If reopened, it would serve as an alternative to the main line.

• San Pablo – San Pablo
• Santa Monica – Santa Monica, San Pablo
• Magampon – San Pablo
• Alaminos – Alaminos, Laguna
• San Andres – San Andres, Alaminos
• San Joaquin – San Joaquin, Santo Tomas
• Camballao – San Francisco, Santo Tomas (opened in 1928)
• Salvarrol – San Francisco, Santo Tomas
• Malvar (Luta) – Malvar, Batangas

Paniqui-Camiling branch

Abandoned tram line that was operated by the Tarlac Railway Company.

• Paniqui – Paniqui
• Presidencia – Cayanga, Paniqui
• Cabayaoasan – Cabayaoasan, Paniqui
• Tarlac River – Rang-Ayan, Paniqui
• Barang – Barang, Paniqui
• Matubog – Matubog, Camiling
• Camiling – Camiling

Lingayen-Camiling branch

Cancelled during the planning stages. The route was supposed to be from Lingayen, Pangasinan to Camiling, Tarlac.

Damortis-Tuba branch

Branch line abandoned before the bed was completed and before any bridges had been constructed, the only remains of this line are the two railroad tunnels in Asin Road.

• Damortis – Damortis, Rosario, La Union
• Tuba (proposed) – Tuba, Benguet

Caba-Galiano branch

Abandoned before the bed was completed and before any bridges had been constructed

• Caba (proposed) – Caba
• Kapangan (proposed) – Kapangan, Benguet
• La Trinidad (proposed) – La Trinidad, Benguet
• Galiano (proposed) – Atok, Benguet

Paco-Naic branch

Very few, if not none, of the original line exists today due to the path occupied presently by Ninoy Aquino International Airport and various developments since the line's closure.

San Pedro-Carmona branch

This is the last branch line that was used by PNR up to early 2000s. In 2010, the land area of the station in San Jose (now considered on the tip and under the jurisdiction of GMA Cavite between San Pedro and Carmona), was allegedly re-leased to the private sector and the old rails were dismantled halfway up to Olympia Street in Pacita Complex. The old rails still exists from Chrysanthemum Station up to Crismor Ave. in Elvinda near the old San Pedro Station and is at least still in use by the squatter's trolleys. This 3.9-kilometer (2.4 mi) line was opened in 1973.

Though inactive at present, PNR plans to reintroduce services to this branch line.^[18][19]

Laguna

• San Pedro – San Vicente, San Pedro
• Chrysanthemum Village – San Pedro
• Carmona – Magsaysay, San Pedro

Cavite branch

An abandoned branch line serving Cavite City and parts of Noveleta.

• Caridad – Caridad, Cavite City
• San Roque – San Roque, Cavite City
• Cavite – Cavite City

Pandacan-Isla Provisor branch

Also known as the Santibañez line. This line had spurs leading to Isla Provisor, Luzon Brokerage Company, the closed Pandacan Oil Depot and the Johnson Picket Rope Company. It ends in what is now the Tabacalera Compound today. The bridge route's crossing in Pasig River is a mechanical swing bridge built to allow bigger ships to pass through. Today, not only is the mechanical component of the bridge nonfunctional, but the bridge itself cannot turn anymore due to the Pandacan Bridge built very close to its turning radius. The very bridge itself is still in use by trains, and occasionally by rickshaws and railskates. It is planned to be rebuilt as part of the NSCR South and the modernized Long Haul project to provide the PNR with a direct link to south central Manila.

• Pandacan (Beata) – Pandacan, Manila
• Santibañez – Paco, Manila

Rongos branch

A 1.7-kilometer line connecting the former Rongos wharf in the Bicol River for construction purposes. Dismantled after the completion of the South Line in 1938.

• Rongos – Rongos, Libmanan [flag stop]
• Rongos Wharf – Rongos, Libmanan

Inactive

UP Los Baños-Santa Cruz branch

This inactive line, when reactivated, could serve passengers and freight in the eastern towns of Laguna, while providing a faster access to tourist and historical destinations within the province.

Laguna

Calamba-Bauan branch

Part of the Long-Haul Railway project, it includes the construction of a new line to Bicol. The Calamba-Batangas City section of the branch will be reconstructed into a new single-track line that will be expanded to two when capacity is needed to be expanded.

Laguna

• Calamba – 1, Calamba
• Makiling – Makiling, Calamba

Batangas

• Santo Tomas – Santo Tomas
• Tanauan – Tanauan
• Malvar (Luta) – Poblacion, Malvar, Batangas [Terminus for the San Pablo-Malvar Line]
• Lipa – Lipa
• San Jose – San Jose
• Batangas – near the Batangas Provincial Capitol
• Bauan – Bauan

Mamatid-Buntog branch

This branch line, currently inactive, is the nearest rail link to the Nuvali residential township of Ayala Land, which extends to Calamba to the south, as well as to Tagaytay. It is also a potential branch line for a revived freight service from Metro Manila in the future, since a multimodal freight terminal was from the 1990s up to 2001 served by this line via container trains from the capital region.

• Mamatid – Mamatid, Cabuyao
• Majapa – Majapa, Calamba, Laguna
• Canlubang – Canlubang, Calamba
• Locomotive – Canlubang, Calamba
• Buntog – Sitio Buntog, Canlubang, Calamba

Cabuyao branch

The only remnant of this line is a railroad overpass crossing the South Luzon Expressway near Eton City Exit, claimed to be part of Cabuyao.^[20] The branch, if active, could have linked Eton City and the urban townships of Santa Rosa to the PNR system, as well as provide freight connections to the nearby industrial complexes and as a faster alternative to the Cavite-Laguna Expressway.

See also

• Philippine National Railways

References

1. "Naga-Legazpi reopening after 6 years". www.cnnphilippines.com. December 26, 2023. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.