Biñan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platform area of PNR Biñan station | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | General Malvar Street San Vicente, Biñan City, Laguna | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°19′53.04″N121°4′52.25″E / 14.3314000°N 121.0811806°E Coordinates: 14°19′53.04″N121°4′52.25″E / 14.3314000°N 121.0811806°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Philippine National Railways | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | █ PNR Southrail | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platform | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1, 1 siding track has been covered by the new platform | |||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | ÑA | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1908 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Biñan station (or Biñang station) is a station on the South Main Line ("Southrail") of the Philippine National Railways. Like all PNR stations, this station is at grade. The station is located on General Malvar Street in Barangay San Vicente, Biñan City, Laguna, near the city center.
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) is a state-owned railway company in the Philippines, operating a single line of track on Luzon. As of 2016, it operates one commuter rail service in Metro Manila and local services between Sipocot, Naga City and Legazpi City in the Bicol Region. PNR began operations on November 24, 1892 as the Ferrocarril de Manila-Dagupan, during the Spanish colonial period, and later becoming the Manila Railroad Company (MRR) during the American colonial period. It became the Philippine National Railways on June 20, 1964 by virtue of Republic Act No. 4156. The PNR is an agency of the Department of Transportation.
Biñan, officially the City of Biñan,, and known simply as Biñan City is a 1st class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 333,028 people.
Laguna, officially known as the Province of Laguna, is a province in the Philippines, located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is Santa Cruz and the province is situated southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas and east of Cavite. Laguna hugs the southern shores of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country. As of the 2015 census, the province's total population is 3,035,081. It is also currently the seventh richest province in the country.
The station, one of two train stations within the city, is the main station serving the City of Biñan, and is a current terminus for the Commuter Express between Metro Manila and its southern suburbs. Major landmarks near the station include the main campus of the University of Perpetual Help System Laguna and the Biñan Public Market.
Metropolitan Manila is the seat of government and one of the three defined metropolitan areas of the Philippines. It is officially known as the National Capital Region (NCR), and is commonly known as Metro Manila or simply Manila. It is made up of 16 cities namely: the City of Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, as well as the municipality of Pateros.
University of Perpetual Help System Laguna (UPHSL), or simply Perpetual or Perps, is the first university to open in Biñan City, Laguna in the Philippines. It is the main campus of the JONELTA System of the UPHS. The UPH-Dr. Jose G. Tamayo Medical University is also located at the UPHS compound, along the old National Highway in the City of Biñan. The school opened with a total of 89 students in the first and second year high school, and 367 students in the tertiary level.
