Plaridel station

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Plaridel
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General information
Location Pan-Philippine Highway, Plaridel
Coordinates 13°57′20.46″N122°1′5.37″E / 13.9556833°N 122.0181583°E / 13.9556833; 122.0181583
Owned by Philippine National Railways
Operated byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)  South Main Line
PlatformsSide platform
Tracks1, plus 1 siding track
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 10, 1916;108 years ago (1916-05-10)
Previous namesSiain
Services
Preceding station PNR Following station
Agdangan
towards Tutuban
Bicol Express Gumaca
towards Legazpi
Isarog Limited Gumaca
towards Naga

Plaridel station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in Quezon, Philippines. It is still in use for the Bicol Express and Isarog Limited. It is located adjacent to the Siain Port and the Pan-Philippine Highway. It was opened on May 10, 1916 as Siain, [1] [2] then located in Atimonan until the creation of Plaridel in 1962.

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References

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