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Blumentritt station (PNR)

Coordinates: 14°37′21.33″N 120°59′5.22″E / 14.6225917°N 120.9847833°E / 14.6225917; 120.9847833
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Blumentritt
Railway station with 2 side platforms as seen from above. The station has an orange roof and blue walls.
The station in February 2023
General information
LocationOld Antipolo Street, Santa Cruz
Manila, Metro Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°37′21.33″N 120°59′5.22″E / 14.6225917°N 120.9847833°E / 14.6225917; 120.9847833
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Philippine National Railways
Operated byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)  South Main Line
Planned: South Commuter
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections Blumentritt, Buses, Jeepneys, Tricycles
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeBLU
History
OpenedDecember 22, 1905; 118 years ago (1905-12-22)
Rebuilt1934, 1978, 1990, and 2009
Previous namesSan Lazaro
Services
Preceding station PNR Following station
Solis North Shuttle Laon Laan
towards Bicutan
Tutuban
Terminus
Metro South Commuter Laon Laan
towards IRRI
Bicol Express España
towards Legazpi
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station LRTA_Logo
Manila LRT
Following station
Abad Santos LRT Line 1
transfer at Blumentritt
Tayuman
towards Baclaran
Future services
Preceding station PNR Following station
Solis NSCR Commuter
CIA–Calamba
España
towards Calamba
Tutuban
Terminus
NSCR Commuter
Tutuban–Calamba
Caloocan Commuter Express
CIA–Calamba
Tutuban
Terminus
Commuter Express
Tutuban–Calamba
Location
Blumentritt is located in Manila
Blumentritt
Blumentritt
Location in Manila
Blumentritt is located in Metro Manila
Blumentritt
Blumentritt
Location in Metro Manila
Blumentritt is located in Luzon
Blumentritt
Blumentritt
Location in Luzon
Blumentritt is located in Philippines
Blumentritt
Blumentritt
Location in the Philippines

Blumentritt station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in the city of Manila, Philippines. It is currently being repurposed as an elevated station of the under construction North–South Commuter Railway. It derives its name from nearby Blumentritt Road, which is named after the Bohemian professor Ferdinand Blumentritt, a friend of José Rizal and sympathizer of the Filipino cause.

The station is the second station southbound from Tutuban.

Blumentritt station is one of four stations whose original platforms have been retained for service. However, it is unique in the sense that the new platforms designed to accommodate new PNR diesel multiple units are not connected to the station's original platforms, unlike solutions employed at stations such as España, where the new platforms are directly connected to the original ones. The old platforms are still used to accommodate Commuter Express locomotives and especially intercity trains.

History

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Blumentritt, then San Lazaro,[1] was opened on December 22, 1905, as a station originally part of the Antipolo and Montalban lines; the Blumentritt-Santa Mesa segment of the current PNR Southrail was part of the defunct line but now it is being used for the PNR Metro South Commuter services.

Station layout

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L1
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform A PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban and Governor Pascual (←)
Platform B PNR Metro Commuter towards Calamba (→)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
L1 Concourse/
Street Level
Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, LRT-1 Blumentritt station, San Roque De Manila Parish
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Blumentritt station is accessible by jeepneys and buses plying the Rizal Avenue route. Tricycles are also used to navigate around the station's immediate vicinity.

A Manila Light Rail Transit System station, also named Blumentritt, is located immediately above the station.

Nearby landmarks

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The station is near major landmarks such as the Blumentritt Market, SM City San Lazaro, San Lazaro Tourism and Business Park (previously the San Lazaro Hippodrome), the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center, Manila North Cemetery,[2] San Roque de Manila Parish Church, Mariano Ponce Elementary School, and Manuel L. Quezon High School.[3]

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References

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  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 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Manila North Cemetery". Google+.
  3. ^ "Manuel L. Quezon High School". NearbyPH.