Nichols station
Commuter rail stop in Taguig, Metro Manila
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Nichols station (formerly Bonifacio–Villamor station, and from 2028 to be referred as Senate–DepEd station) is a railway station located on the South Main Line in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines, near the city's boundary with Pasay. It derives its name from one of the area's popular nicknames, Nichols, which is also the former name of Villamor Air Base. It was opened for revenue service on March 25, 2010. Station operations is temporarily suspended since March 28, 2024, to make way for the construction of the North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR).[1] It will be repurposed as an elevated station that will serve both the NSCR and Metro Manila Subway.[2]
Taguig, Metro Manila
Philippines
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| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Senate–DepEd (from 2028) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | East Service Road, Western Bicutan Taguig, Metro Manila Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°31′26.04″N 121°1′34.10″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | South Main Line Planned: South Commuter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | NIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1946 (flagstop) March 25, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | March 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Bonifacio–Villamor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station is the twelfth station from Tutuban and is one of two stations serving Taguig, the other station being FTI.
Nearby landmarks
Aside being near both Villamor Airbase and Fort Bonifacio, it is also near Terminal 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Newport City, the headquarters of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Further away from the station are the Philippine State College of Aeronautics, the Pasay City South High School, Magallanes Village in Makati, the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, The Heritage Memorial Park, the Bonifacio Global City, McKinley Hill, and McKinley West.
Transportation links
Nichols station is accessible by jeepneys plying routes on the East Service Road, Lawton Avenue (the road which leads to Fort Bonifacio) and Sales Road (the road which leads to Villamor Airbase), as well as buses plying these routes.
Future
This station shall be rebuilt as part of the North–South Commuter Railway project.[3] A new station shall be built to the north of the Sales Interchange where the present one is. To be named Senate–DepEd station, it will be constructed behind the Department of Social Welfare and Development's Social Welfare and Development Center for Asia and the Pacific (SWADCAP) site, which will eventually become the future Department of Education (DepEd) complex, and shall also serve the adjacent New Senate Building.[4] The station will be built as an elevated building and will have two tracks and side platforms. However, Senate–DepEd is not expected to be part of a single interchange with the Metro Manila Subway station of the same name. The entire NSCR system which includes the new Senate station, is expected to open by 2028.[5][6]
Station layout
| L1 Platforms |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Platform A | PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban (←) | |
| Platform B | PNR Metro Commuter towards Alabang (→) | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| L1 | Concourse/ Street Level |
Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, Sales Interchange |
