Legazpi station

Legazpi
Philippine National Railways
General information
Location	Legazpi, Albay
Owned by	Philippine National Railways
Line(s)	█ PNR Southrail
Platforms	Side platform
Tracks	1, plus 1 siding track
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	LEG
History
Opened	1914
Rebuilt	2015
Services
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Legazpi (Legaspi) is a station in the South Main Line ("Southrail"). It is the terminus for the Legaspi-Tabaco branch line. The station currently used for the Bicol Commuter. The station served the city of Legazpi, Albay.

History

Legazpi was opened on November 1914 as part of the Legazpi Division Line from Tabaco, Albay to Iriga, Camarines Sur. The station building was enlarged in 1938 for the merging of the Legazpi Division and Main Line South into one continuous network.

The series of on and off operations of services can be dated back since 1941 during the arrival of the Japanese, railtracks were destroyed as ordered by the USAFFE, interrupting services, the Japanese Imperial Army restored services on March 22, 1943 but to be halted again due to heavy damages brought by the liberation, services were once again restored on December 21, 1948.

The location of the railroad at the foot of Mayon Volcano often cause landslide and lahar floods which interrupts services, one was in 1976, services were restored on February 23, 1986, operations stopped again since February 2, 1993 due to the eruption of the Mayon Volcano, services were again restored on June 21, 1998 until the bridge at Travesia, Guinobatan was washed away in 2006.

The platform rightside was raised in 2015 for the Bicol Commuter services.

Former Connecting Lines

A spur track used to connect the station to the Legazpi Port, a proof of this is an image of the area during the Japanese Occupation where a railroad crossing sign is visible and located beyond the station building.

The Tabaco line which was originally part of the Legazpi Division line was abandoned in 1936.