Bicutan railway station

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 Bicutan 
Philippine National Railways
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PNR kiha 52, leaving Bicutan station
LocationGeneral Santos Avenue
San Martin de Porres, Parañaque
Coordinates 14°29′14.94″N121°2′44.56″E / 14.4874833°N 121.0457111°E / 14.4874833; 121.0457111 Coordinates: 14°29′14.94″N121°2′44.56″E / 14.4874833°N 121.0457111°E / 14.4874833; 121.0457111
Owned by Philippine National Railways
Line(s) PNR Southrail
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeBIC
History
OpenedJanuary 19, 1977
Rebuilt2009
Services
Preceding station  PNR  Following station
FTI
toward  Tutuban
Metro South Commuter
toward  Calamba
PNR Metro Commuter
North-South Commuter Line
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España
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Pasay Road
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Bicutan 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 Santos Avenue in Parañaque, near the border with Taguig and beside the ramp for northbound vehicles entering the South Luzon Expressway.

Philippine National Railways Railway company in the Philippines

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.

Parañaque Highly Urbanized City in National Capital Region, Philippines

Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque,, or simply known as Parañaque City, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 665,822 people.

Taguig Highly Urbanized City in National Capital Region, Philippines

Taguig, officially the City of Taguig,, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 804,915 people. The city is known for the Bonifacio Global City, one of the leading financial and lifestyle districts of the country, and Arca South, a planned unit development located at the site of the former Food Terminal Incorporated (FTI) in Western Bicutan. Taguig is also the home of SM Aura Premier, Market! Market!, the Department of Science and Technology, Manila American Cemetery, and the Heroes' Cemetery.

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The station is the fourteenth station southbound from Tutuban and is the only PNR station in Parañaque.

Tutuban railway station a station of the Philippine National Railways (PNR)

Tutuban station commonly as Manila railway Station or Divisoria railway Station is the main train station of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) and the main train station of the city of Manila in the Philippines. It was formerly known as the Manila Railroad Company (MRRCo). The name refers to two stations: the original Tutuban station, which today forms part of the Tutuban Centermall, and the PNR Executive Building, which houses PNR offices and serves as the current terminus of all PNR services.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near major landmarks such as the Bicutan Public Market, the headquarters of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), offices of the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) and SM City Bicutan. Further away from the station are the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Taguig, Taguig City University, Camp Bagong Diwa and the Upper Bicutan National High School.

Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)

The Philippines' Department of Science and Technology, is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for the coordination of science and technology-related projects in the Philippines and to formulate policies and projects in the fields of science and technology in support of national development.

Philippine National Construction Corporation

The Philippine National Construction Corporation or PNCC is a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) in the Philippines. It is the largest construction company in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia.

Upper Bicutan National High School Place in Department of Education, Philippines

Upper Bicutan National High School, commonly abbreviated as U.B.N.H.S is a secondary high school institution located at General Santos Avenue, Barangay Upper Bicutan, Taguig City in the Philippines.

Bicutan station is accessible by jeepneys plying the Lower Bicutan and East Service Road routes, as well as buses plying the South Luzon Expressway route which stop in Bicutan. A bus stop is located just outside the station.

SM City Bicutan is accessible by a pedestrian bridge overpassing the South Luzon Expressway. Nearby, the main tricycle terminal of Brgy. Don Bosco is located leading to major routes in Better Living Subdivision plus the whole barangay such as the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians

South Luzon Expressway major controlled-access highway in the Philippines

The South Luzon Expressway, formerly known as the South Superhighway (SSH), Manila South Diversion Road (MSDR), and Manila South Expressway (MSEX), is a network of two expressways that connects Metro Manila to the provinces of the Calabarzon region in the Philippines. The first expressway is the Skyway, operated jointly by the Skyway Operation and Management Corporation (SomCo) and Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corporation (CMMTC). The second expressway, the South Luzon Tollway or Alabang–Calamba–Santo Tomas Expressway (ACTEx), is jointly operated by the South Luzon Tollway Corporation, a joint venture of the Philippine National Construction Corporation and the San Miguel Corporation-backed Citra group of Indonesia via the Manila Toll Expressway Systems, Inc. (MATES).

Station Layout

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Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform A PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban (←)
Platform B PNR Metro Commuter towards Alabang (→)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
L1Concourse/
Street Level
Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, Bicutan Public Market, Department of Science and Technology, Philippine National Construction Corporation, SM City Bicutan, Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Taguig, Taguig City University, Camp Bagong Diwa, Upper Bicutan National High School

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