Marilao station

14°45′49.44″N 120°56′58.83″E

Marilao
The new station under construction, June 2024
General information
Location	Ibayo Marilao, Bulacan Philippines
Owned by	Philippine National Railways
Operated by	Philippine National Railways
Line(s)	Planned: North Commuter Former:   North Main Line
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Architectural style	Bahay na bato (old station) Contemporary (new station)
Other information
Status	Under construction
Station code	MR
History
Opened	March 24, 1891
Closed	1988
Location Marilao Location in Bulacan Show map of Bulacan Marilao Location in Luzon Show map of Luzon Marilao Location in the Philippines Show map of Philippines

Marilao station is an under-construction elevated North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR) station located in Marilao, Bulacan, Philippines.^[1][2] The station was part of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) North Main Line before its closure in the 1980s.^[3]

The new station is near SM City Marilao and will be linked to the mall.

History

The station was first closed in 1984,^[4] but was reopened in 1990 under the Metrotren project. It was abandoned when the North Main Line ceased operations in 1997.^[5] The old station was then demolished sometime after.

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.^[6] The project commenced in 2007, but was repeatedly halted then discontinued in 2011.^[7][8]

As of June 2024, the station is over 50% complete. Partial operations are slated to begin by 2027.^[9]

The constructor of Valenzuela–Meycauayan-Marilao-Bocaue section is DATEM, Inc. - DMCI-Taisei Corporation Joint Venture. The station has – 3 floors with 28,422.05 sqm. construction floor area.

References

• Media related to Marilao station at Wikimedia Commons

1. Paz, Chrisee Dela. "17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
2. Romero, Maria (March 8, 2021). "PNR Clark Phase 1 almost 50% complete–DoTr". Tribune.net.ph. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
3. bw_mark. "PNR evaluating train service to Nueva Ecija | BusinessWorld". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
4. "Brief history of PNR". Philippine National Railways (February 27, 2009). Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
5. "Metrotren Inaugural". Manila Chronicle. May 11, 1990. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
6. "Off track: Northrail timeline". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
7. Landingin, Roel. "Chinese foreign aid goes offtrack in the Philippines" (PDF). PCIJ (Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
8. "Philippines: China-funded Northrail project derailed". Financial Times. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
9. Taguines, Andrea (June 13, 2024). "North-South Commuter Railway partial operations pushed back to 2027: DOTr". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 12 July 2024.