Dela Rosa station

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Dela Rosa
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General information
Location Osmeña Highway corner Dela Rosa Street, Pio del Pilar
Coordinates 14°33′22.34″N121°0′31.26″E / 14.5562056°N 121.0086833°E / 14.5562056; 121.0086833
Owned by Philippine National Railways
Operated byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)  South Main Line
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBuses, jeepneys, tricycles
Construction
Structure type At grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeDLR
History
OpenedSeptember 8, 2017;7 years ago (2017-09-08)
ClosedMarch 24, 2024;12 months ago (2024-03-24)
Services
Preceding station PNR Following station
Paco North Shuttle EDSA railway
towards Bicutan
Vito Cruz railway
towards Tutuban
Metro South Commuter Pasay Road
towards IRRI
Location
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Location in Metro Manila
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Location in Luzon
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Location in the Philippines

Dela Rosa station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines.

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Dela Rosa is the ninth station from Tutuban and is one of three PNR stations serving Makati, the other two being Pasay Road and EDSA.

Dela Rosa station is the replacement of Buendia station, which closed on September 7, 2017.[ citation needed ]

On August 1, 2018, Dela Rosa station became part of newly opened Caloocan shuttle line until September 10 when the line was extended to FTI railway station as the new terminus of the said line. [1] [2] [3] The station was closed on March 28, 2024, as part of the Tutuban–Alabang segment, to make way for the construction of the North–South Commuter Railway. [4]

Nearby landmarks

The station is near the Cash & Carry Mall in Palanan and an SM Hypermarket in San Isidro, both across the Osmeña Highway. Further away from the station are Exportbank Plaza and the San Antonio and San Isidro national high schools, and Hen. Pio del Pilar Elementary School I. A cluster of Cityland condominiums is also located right behind the station.

Dela Rosa station is accessible by jeepneys and buses plying the Gil Puyat Avenue and South Luzon Expressway routes. A terminal of jeepneys bound to Ayala MRT station & One Ayala (Ayala), Buendia MRT station (Bel-Air), and Magallanes MRT station (Mantrade); could be found along Medina Street beside the station, as well as Libertad LRT station (Libertad) could also be found along Dela Rosa Street. A tricycle terminal plying the adjacent San Antonio is located on Gil Puyat Avenue, while those plying Pio del Pilar also drop commuters off at the station.

The station is located roughly midway between Buendia MRT station at the intersection with Epifanio de los Santos Avenue and Gil Puyat LRT station at the intersection with Taft Avenue.


References

  1. "20 YEARS AFTER: DOTr sees 10,000 passengers taking PNR's reopened Caloocan-Dela Rosa line". GMA News Online. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. "After 20 years, PNR's Caloocan to Makati line to reopen". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  3. "PNR launches its Sangandaan-FTI rail line". Manila Bulletin News. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  4. Yu, Lance Spencer (March 8, 2024). "PNR will stop operations on March 28 for five years". Rappler. Retrieved March 8, 2024.