Angeles station
Railway station in the Philippines
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Angeles station is an under-construction elevated North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR) station located in Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines.[1]
Angeles City, Pampanga
Philippines
Former: North Main Line
Angeles | ||||||||||||||||
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Angeles station building ruins, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | MacArthur Highway, Tabun Angeles City, Pampanga Philippines | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Philippine National Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Philippine National Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | Planned: North Commuter Former: North Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | ANG | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1892 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1988 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2021–ongoing | |||||||||||||||
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The station was part of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) North Main Line before its closure in the 1980s.[2]
History
The station has been used for passenger and freight transportation notably by Manila Railroad Company and the Philippine National Railways (PNR).[3][4]
In April 1942, during World War II, local residents threw food and drinks into wagons filled with US and Filipino soldiers being transported by the Imperial Japanese Army.[3]
The station ceased to operate after the North Main Line was closed in 1988.[2] Since then, the local government has converted the area into a park.[3]
The station was to be rebuilt as a part of the Northrail project, which involved the upgrading of the existing single track to an elevated dual-track system, converting the rail gauge from narrow gauge to standard gauge, and linking Manila to Malolos in Bulacan and further on to Angeles City, Clark Special Economic Zone and Clark International Airport.[5] The project commenced in 2007, but was repeatedly halted then discontinued in 2011.[6][7]
The station is currently being rebuilt as part of the second phase of the North–South Commuter Railway.[1][8][9] Partial operations are planned to begin by 2027.[10]
