15°1′36.6″N 120°41′12.15″E / 15.026833°N 120.6867083°E / 15.026833; 120.6867083
San Fernando | |||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | San Fernando, Pampanga Philippines | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Planned: North Commuter Former: North Main Line | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform (New station) | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (New station) | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade (Old station) Elevated (New station) | ||||||||||||
| Parking | no | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | no | ||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed (Old station) Under construction (New station) | ||||||||||||
| Station code | SFN | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | February 23, 1892 (1892-02-23); 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | 1988 (Old station) | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2021-present (New station) | ||||||||||||
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San Fernando Train Station is a former railway station located on the North Main LineinPampanga, Philippines. The station was the site of a stopping place for Filipino and American prisoners of war during the Bataan death march in 1942.[1][2] It is currently being rebuilt as part of the second phase of the North–South Commuter Railway.[3][4] As part of the project, the old station will also be preserved.[5] The old station is a historical landmark in the city.
The station was inaugurated by Governor-General Eulogio Despujol and Bernardino Nozaleda, the Archbishop of Manila, on February 23, 1892.[2] On June 27, 1892, José Rizal disembarked from this station to meet some recruits for La Liga Filipina and again the next day en route to Bacolor.[2][6] In April 1942, during the Bataan Death March, the station served as the ending point for the 102-kilometer (63-mile) march from Bataan, from which Filipino and American prisoners-of-war were carted to CapasinTarlac en route to their final destination, Camp O'Donnell.[1][6]
The station has been closed since the ending of northbound rail services by Philippine National Railways (PNR) in 1988.[7]
The station was to be rebuilt as a part of the Northrail project, which involved the upgrading of the existing single track to an elevated dual-track system, converting the rail gauge from narrow gaugetostandard gauge, and linking Manila to MalolosinBulacan and further on to Angeles City, Clark Special Economic Zone and Clark International Airport.[8] The project commenced in 2007, but was repeatedly halted then discontinued in 2011.[9][10][11]
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