Nichols station

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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]

Nichols
Platform area of Nichols station.
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
Line(s)	South Main Line Planned: South Commuter
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	NIC
History
Opened	1946 (flagstop) March 25, 2010; 15 years ago (2010-03-25)
Closed	March 28, 2024; 16 months ago (2024-03-28)
Previous names	Bonifacio–Villamor
Services
Preceding station PNR Following station EDSA towards Tutuban Metro South Commuter FTI towards IRRI
Other services
Preceding station PNR Following station EDSA towards Clark International Airport NSCR Commuter CIA–Calamba FTI towards Calamba EDSA towards Tutuban NSCR Commuter Tutuban–Calamba EDSA towards Clark International Airport Commuter Express CIA–Calamba Sucat towards Calamba EDSA towards Tutuban Commuter Express Tutuban–Calamba Preceding station Manila MRT Following station Lawton towards East Valenzuela Metro Manila Subway FTI towards Calamba NAIA Terminal 3 Terminus
Location Nichols Location in Metro Manila Show map of Metro Manila Nichols Location in Luzon Show map of Luzon Nichols Location in the Philippines Show map of Philippines

v t e PNR Metro Commuter
Legend
Governor Pascual Malabon Caloocan Caloocan Caloocan Depot 10th Avenue 5th Avenue Caloocan Manila Estero de Sunog Apog Solis Tutuban Railyard & Tayuman Locomotive Shed Tutuban Blumentritt Laon Laan España Estero de Valencia Santa Mesa Pasig River Estero de Pandacan Pandacan Estero de Pandacan Paco San Andres Vito Cruz Manila Makati Buendia Dela Rosa Pasay Road Estero de Tripa de Gallina EDSA 3 Estero de Tripa de Gallina Makati Taguig Nichols FTI Taguig Parañaque Bicutan Parañaque Muntinlupa Sucat Sucat River Mangangate River Alabang Bayanan Creek Poblacion River Muntinlupa Magdaong River Tunasan Muntinlupa   Tunasan River   San Pedro San Isidro River San Pedro San Pedro Carmona Carmona Pacita Main Gate San Pedro Biñan Golden City 1 Biñan Biñan River Biñan Santa Rosa Silang-Santa Rosa River Santa Rosa Golden City 2 Santa Rosa Cabuyao Cabuyao River delta Cabuyao Gulod Cabuyao River delta Mamatid Banlic Cabuyao Calamba San Cristobal River San Juan River Calamba Pansol Masili Calamba Los Baños Dampalit Creek Los Baños Anos Creek College Molawin River IRRI Lucena-Legazpi

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 under construction in 2009

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