Caloocan railway station

Caloocan
Philippine National Railways
Present location of the railway station, moved from the old historical location.
Other names	Sangandaan, Samson Road
Location	Samson Road. Sangandaan, Caloocan
Owned by	Philippine National Railways
Line(s)	█ PNR Northrail (1891-1997, 2018-present) █ North Shuttle Line
Platforms	Side platform
Tracks	1, 1 side, 1 spur to the Caloocan Depot
Other information
Status	Operational
Station code	CAL/SGDN
History
Opened	March 24, 1891; September 10, 2018
Rebuilt	2009 (partly)
Services
Preceding station   PNR   Following station Governor Pascual Terminus North Shuttle 10th Avenue toward  FTI Metro North Commuter 10th Avenue toward  Tutuban

[ v t e ] PNR Metro Commuter
Legend
North–South Commuter Line
Valenzuela Tullahan River Valenzuela Malabon Governor Pascual Malabon Caloocan Caloocan Caloocan Depot 10th Avenue 5th Avenue Caloocan Manila Maypajo Estuary Solis Tutuban Railyard & Tayuman Locomotive Shed Tutuban   2   Blumentritt   1   Laong Laan España   8   Valencia Estuary Santa Mesa   2   Pasig River Pandacan Estuary Pandacan Pandacan Estuary Paco San Andres Vito Cruz Manila Makati Buendia Dela Rosa Pasay Road Tripa de Gallina Estuary EDSA   3   Tripa de Gallina Estuary Makati Taguig Nichols   9   FTI   9   Taguig Parañaque Bicutan Parañaque Muntinlupa Sucat Sucat River Mangangate River Alabang Bayanan Creek Poblacion River Muntinlupa Magdaong River Tunasan Muntinlupa   Tunasan River   San Pedro San Isidro River San Pedro San Pedro Carmona Carmona Pacita MG San Pedro Biñan Golden City 1 Biñan Biñan River Biñan Santa Rosa Silang-Santa Rosa River Santa Rosa Golden City 2 Santa Rosa Cabuyao Cabuyao River delta Cabuyao Gulod Cabuyao River delta Mamatid Banlic Cabuyao Calamba San Cristobal River San Juan River Calamba

Caloocan railway station (also called as Sangandaan railway station) is a railway station of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) as part of the Governor Pascual - FTI line. It is rebuilt from its original location, now located and situated adjacent to Apolinario Mabini St., and along the railroad crossing on Samson Road in Caloocan, Metro Manila.

History

The original Caloocan Railway Station was located facing what is now the Caloocan depot, and its original station house is considered historical. However, it was partially demolished for NLEX 10.1 segment, and its railtracks severed from the main line for some time. The partial demolition garnered complaints from historians and train enthusiasts.

The original station sits beside the current girder storage facility for Leighton Builders, the contractors of the NLEX 10.1 segment, between the present locations of 10th Avenue railway station and the new station along Samson Road.

The station was originally part of the railway line connecting Manila to northern Luzon. The station was abandoned in 1997 after services to Meycauayan ceased, but was supposed to be replaced by a new one in as a result of the rehabilitation of PNR Southrail and the Northrail project, a rebuilding of the line from Manila to Pampanga which would partly use the old right-of-way. The project commenced in 2007, construction has halted though as of 2011 and underwent many renegotiation, including a litigation as a result of the cancellation with the Chinese contractor. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} On 2017, Caloocan and 16 other stations situated on the abandoned line will be rebuilt as part of the newly-revitalized elevated Northrail system serving from Tutuban in Manila to Clark in Pampanga, reviving its use once again as a railway station.

In conjunction, PNR reopened the Caloocan segment as part of the new at-grade Caloocan-Dela Rosa line, on August 1, 2018. However, boarding and alighting from this station was not yet possible then, as the location is very near the staging facilities for the construction of NLEX Segment 10.1. ^{[5] [6]} It had to be cleared and reconditioned for reactivation by the PNR, which took more than a month.

Upon upgrading the line to stop at FTI instead of Dela Rosa station, PNR reopened the station to passengers on September 10, after many years of closure. ^{[7] [8]}

The rails beyond this station to the north was dismantled and replaced with standard gauge tracks for the ill-fated NorthRail project. The same standard gague tracks were also dismantled during the construction of the overhead viaduct for the NLEX Segment 10.1. In 2017, the NorthRail right of way was modified, reinstating the at-grade tracks in tandem with an elevated railway leading to Clark. PNR has since been steadily reinstating the at-grade rails and service with the old Acacia railway station (renamed as Governor Pascual railway station) at Gov. Pascual Avenue in Malabon City being rebuilt, along with its railtracks. ^[9]

The railroad crossing on Samson Road was restored on November 23, 2018, ^[10] which enables the PNR to serve Malabon City once again. Services to Governor Pascual resumed on December 3, 2018, after two decades of hiatus. ^[11]

Nearby landmarks

The station is near major landmarks such as SM Center Sangandaan, Sangandaan Police Station, Caloocan Post Office, Caloocan City Central Fire Station and schools such as University of the East - Caloocan and STI College Caloocan.

Transportation Links

The station is accessible by jeepneys plying the C4 - Samson Road route starting from Malabon and Navotas through Bonifacio Monument and Manila Central University in Caloocan City.

Station Layout

L1 Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform	PNR Metro Commuter towards FTI and Tutuban (←)
	Platform	PNR Metro Commuter towards Governor Pascual (→)
L1	Concourse/ Street Level	Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, SM Center Sangandaan, Sangandaan Police Station, Caloocan City Central Fire Station. University of the East-Caloocan, STI College Caloocan, Markets

References

1. Northrail construction now 'on track', bayan-natin.blogspot.com, original article at The Manila Bulletin, retrieved October 20, 2011.
2. Philippine National Railways, retrieved October 20, 2011.
3. CAPEX Program (October 10, 2011), docs.google.com, retrieved October 20, 2011
4. Chinese foreign aid goes offtrack in the Philippines Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , Roel Landingin for PCIJ (Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism), retrieved October 20, 2011
5. "20 YEARS AFTER: DOTr sees 10,000 passengers taking PNR's reopened Caloocan-Dela Rosa line". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
6. News, ABS-CBN. "After 20 years, PNR's Caloocan to Makati line to reopen". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
7. https://www.facebook.com/pnrofficialpage/photos/a.247872075258165/2080678781977476/
8. Pateña, Aerol John. "PNR launches Sangandaan-FTI rail line". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
9. https://www.facebook.com/pnrofficialpage/posts/2119205864791434
10. https://www.facebook.com/DOTrPH/posts/1246646098807857
11. https://www.facebook.com/DOTrPH/photos/a.132771066862038/1252750888197378

Coordinates: 14°39′30.34″N120°58′25.45″E / 14.6584278°N 120.9737361°E / 14.6584278; 120.9737361