MIA station
MIA  | |||||||||||
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| Manila Light Rail Transit System | |||||||||||
 Construction of MIA station in April 2023 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | MIA Road | ||||||||||
| Location | Roxas Boulevard cor. NAIA Road Tambo, Parañaque | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°31′06″N 120°59′35″E / 14.51843°N 120.99299°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Light Rail Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | Mid-November 2024 | ||||||||||
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MIA station, also known as MIA Road station,[1] is an under-construction Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Parañaque. It is a part of the LRT-1 South Extension Project. Situated at the intersection of Roxas Boulevard and Seaside Drive, it serves Barangay Tambo and Entertainment City.
Name
[edit]MIA is the abbreviation for the former name of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), which was Manila International Airport, opened in 1948, two years after independence from the United States. Following the government's renaming of MIA as NAIA in 1987, the adjacent road that was previously named the same became NAIA Road between Roxas Boulevard and the terminals.
History
[edit]MIA station was first planned as part of the Line 1 South Extension plan, which calls for a mostly elevated extension of approximately 11.7 kilometers (7.3 mi). The extension will have 8 passenger stations with an option for 2 future stations (Manuyo Uno and Talaba).[2] The project was first approved on August 25, 2000, and the implementing agreement for the project was approved on January 22, 2002.[3] However, construction for the extension was repeatedly delayed until the project was shelved years later.
The plans for the southern extension project were restarted as early as 2012 during the second Aquino administration and was expected to begin construction in 2014, but was delayed due to right-of-way issues. The issues were resolved in 2016 and the project broke ground on May 4, 2017.[4] Meanwhile, construction works on the south extension began on May 7, 2019, after the right-of-way acquisitions were cleared.[3]
As of April 30, 2024[update], phase 1 is 98.2% complete. Department of Transportation Executive Assistant Jonathan Gesmundo announced the construction of 8 additional stations to the current 20 LRT-1 stations with operations of LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1 are expected by mid-November 2024. Meanwhile, phases 2 and 3 will begin operations by 2031.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Uson, Melanie (August 12, 2024). "LOOK: Upcoming railway system to connect seven train lines in Greater Manila Area". l!fe · The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "Project Update: The Line 1 South Extension Project". Light Rail Transit Authority. Archived from the original on April 30, 2006. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Orellana, Faye (May 7, 2019). "Construction of LRT-1 Cavite extension begins". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "LRMC breaks ground on LRT-1 Cavite Extension project". Light Rail Manila Corporation. May 4, 2017. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Manila International Airport station at Wikimedia Commons
