Tutuban
Exterior of the PNR Executive Building on Mayhaligue Street, which currently serves as the Tutuban railway station terminal.
General information
Other namesManila, Tayuman, Divisoria
LocationMayhaligue Street, Tondo
Manila, Metro Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°36′41″N 120°58′24″E / 14.6114°N 120.9732°E / 14.6114; 120.9732
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Operated byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)  North Main Line
  South Main Line
Planned: North–South Commuter
Platforms3 island platforms
Tracks6
ConnectionsBus transport Victory Liner Bus Terminal
Jeepneys, cycle rickshaws, FX, taxis
Future:
Tutuban
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle parking available
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeTU (commuter)
MA (intercity)
History
OpenedMarch 24, 1891 (1891-03-24)
Rebuilt1996 (1996)
Previous namesCentral Station[1]
Services
Preceding station PNR Following station
Solis
towards Governor Pascual
 Metro North Commuter Terminus
Terminus Metro South Commuter Blumentritt
towards IRRI
Bicol Express Blumentritt
towards Legazpi
Location
Tutuban is located in Manila
Tutuban
Tutuban
Location within Metro Manila
The façade of the station which is holding the old logo and the acronym at the top.
Current Tutuban station building.

Tutuban station (also known as Manila station or Divisoria station) is the central railway terminus of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) network located in the city of Manila, Philippines.

The name refers to two stations: the original Tutuban station, which today forms part of Tutuban Center, and the PNR Executive Building, which houses PNR offices.

History

Tutuban station was built as part of the "Ferrocarril de Manila-Dagupan" or the Manila-Dagupan Line, which constitutes much of the North Main Line today. The cornerstone of the main station building at Tutuban was laid on July 31, 1887.[2] The railway was 195 kilometers (121 mi) long at the time of its opening on November 24, 1892, running from Manila to Dagupan in Pangasinan. The Manila Railroad Company (MRR) was renamed Philippine National Railways (PNR) under Republic Act No. 4156 enacted after World War II.[3]

In 1988, PNR evaluated the possibility of renting 22 hectares (54 acres) of land to Tutuban at C.M. Recto Avenue in response to the challenges of development and help promote the site to be the center of trade. PNR implemented the first part of the master development plan of Tutuban Properties, Inc. in 1991, and later entrusted the management and development of the land. The Tutuban Center Mall was formally inaugurated to the public led by President Fidel V. Ramos on February 21, 1994.

The following years have witnessed the continued efforts among PNR, Tutuban Properties, Inc., and the Philippine Government to advance the methods of travel by reorganizing the overall railroad system, improve the civic and business buildings around the Tutuban, and keep the emphasis on history. The development of PNR Plaza is a step to verify the cause of reactivating the overall railroad system as one method of travel and trading.

The Tutuban Station Executive Building was inaugurated on May 30, 1996.

Tutuban station will be renovated to become more transit-oriented and a newer station will be built for the North–South Commuter Railway while the 1996 station will serve only the Manila-Legazpi long-haul intercity services if revived. According to a presentation by JICA in 2019, the old station building nicknamed the "Heritage Building" will be once more included in a transit-oriented mixed-use zone. Therefore, the Tutuban Center Mall that sits in the area of the station will be removed. It will also connect to the LRT Line 2 for ease of transferring between lines.

See also

References

  1. ↑ General Map of the Island of Luzon, Phil. Is. Showing the Manila Railroad Company's Railway & Water Lines (Map). 1:1,060,000. Bureau Coast and Geodetic Survey Litho. 1930. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Philippine National Railways; Main Lines on Luzon". Geocities. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ "PNR in Philippine History". Philippine National Railways. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
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