Tutuban station

Location
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Tutuban
Tutuban
	Exterior of the PNR Executive Building on Mayhaligue Street, which currently serves as the Tutuban railway station terminal.
General information
Other names	Manila, Tayuman, Divisoria
Location	Mayhaligue Street, Tondo ; Manila, Metro Manila; Philippines
Coordinates	14°36′41″N 120°58′24″E / 14.6114°N 120.9732°E
Owned by	Department of Transportation
Operated by	Philippine National Railways
Line(s)	North Main Line ; South Main Line ; Planned: North–South Commuter
Platforms	3 island platforms
Tracks	6
Connections	Victory Liner Bus Terminal ; Jeepneys, cycle rickshaws, FX, taxis; Future:; Tutuban
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle parking available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	TU (commuter); MA (intercity)
History
Opened	March 24, 1891; 133 years ago
Rebuilt	1996; 28 years ago
Previous names	Central Station
Services
Future services
Location
Location
	Tutuban Location in Manila Tutuban Location in Metro Manila Tutuban Location in Luzon Tutuban Location in the Philippines

PNR Metro Commuter

Caloocan Depot

Tutuban Railyard &

Tayuman Locomotive Shed

8

Estero de Valencia

Estero de Pandacan

Estero de Pandacan

Buendia

Estero de Tripa de Gallina

EDSA

3

Estero de Tripa de Gallina

Makati

Taguig

Nichols

MMS

FTI

MMS

Sucat River

Bayanan Creek

Poblacion River

Magdaong River

Tunasan River

San Isidro River

Biñan River

Silang-Santa Rosa River

Cabuyao River delta

Cabuyao River delta

Dampalit Creek

Anos Creek

Lucena-~~Legazpi~~

Current Tutuban station building.

Tutuban station (also known as Manila station or Divisoria station) is the central railway terminus of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) network located in the city of Manila, Philippines.

The name refers to two stations: the original Tutuban station, which today forms part of Tutuban Center, and the PNR Executive Building, which houses PNR offices.

History

Tutuban station was built as part of the "Ferrocarril de Manila-Dagupan" or the Manila-Dagupan Line, which constitutes much of the North Main Line today. The cornerstone of the main station building at Tutuban was laid on July 31, 1887.^[2] The railway was 195 kilometers (121 mi) long at the time of its opening on November 24, 1892, running from Manila to Dagupan in Pangasinan. The Manila Railroad Company (MRR) was renamed Philippine National Railways (PNR) under Republic Act No. 4156 enacted after World War II.^[3]

In 1988, PNR evaluated the possibility of renting 22 hectares (54 acres) of land to Tutuban at C.M. Recto Avenue in response to the challenges of development and help promote the site to be the center of trade. PNR implemented the first part of the master development plan of Tutuban Properties, Inc. in 1991, and later entrusted the management and development of the land. The Tutuban Center Mall was formally inaugurated to the public led by President Fidel V. Ramos on February 21, 1994.^{[citation needed]}

The following years have witnessed the continued efforts among PNR, Tutuban Properties, Inc., and the Philippine Government to advance the methods of travel by reorganizing the overall railroad system, improve the civic and business buildings around the Tutuban, and keep the emphasis on history. The development of PNR Plaza is a step to verify the cause of reactivating the overall railroad system as one method of travel and trading.^{[citation needed]}

The Tutuban Station Executive Building was inaugurated on May 30, 1996.

Tutuban station will be renovated to become more transit-oriented and a newer station will be built for the North–South Commuter Railway while the 1996 station will serve only the Manila-Legazpi long-haul intercity services if revived.^{[citation needed]} According to a presentation by JICA in 2019, the old station building nicknamed the "Heritage Building" will be once more included in a transit-oriented mixed-use zone. Therefore, the Tutuban Center Mall that sits in the area of the station will be removed. It will also connect to the LRT Line 2 for ease of transferring between lines.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

Philippine National Railways seal
Façade
Vintage 0-6-0 "Dagupan" steam locomotive
Exterior of the original Tutuban station built in 1892, which today is part of Tutuban Center
Façade of the PNR Tutuban station
Platform 2
Interior of Tutuban Center Main Building with the existing columns of the old Tutuban station
Historical marker of the Tutuban Center Main Building
Iron Corinthian column at Tutuban Center Mall
Restored lobby wall of the old Tutuban station
Lobby of the current Tutuban station
Historical marker at the new Tutuban station
PNR depot in Tutuban
Façade of the old Tutuban station. Currently the Tutuban Center Mall
Tutuban Center Mall. Formerly the old Tutuban station façade
Tutuban station in December 2019, with an INKA 8000 class DMU parked in the platform