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Nichols station (formerly Bonifacio–Villamor station, and from 2028 to be referred as Senate station) is a railway station located on the South Main Line in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines, near the city's boundary with Pasay. It derives its name from one of the area's popular nicknames, Nichols, which is also the former name of Villamor Air Base. It was opened for revenue service on March 25, 2010.
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 Platform area of Nichols station. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | East Service Road, Western Bicutan Taguig, Metro Manila Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°31′26.04″N 121°1′34.10″E / 14.5239000°N 121.0261389°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | South Main Line Planned: South Commuter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | NIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1946 (flagstop) March 25, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station is the twelfth station from Tutuban and is one of two stations serving Taguig, the other station being FTI.
Nearby landmarks
editAside being near both Villamor Airbase and Fort Bonifacio, it is also near Terminal 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Newport City, the headquarters of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Further away from the station are the Philippine State College of Aeronautics, the Pasay City South High School, Magallanes Village in Makati, the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, The Heritage Memorial Park, the Bonifacio Global City, McKinley Hill, and McKinley West.
Transportation links
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Nichols station is accessible by jeepneys plying routes on the East Service Road, Lawton Avenue (the road which leads to Fort Bonifacio) and Sales Road (the road which leads to Villamor Airbase), as well as buses plying these routes.
Future
editThis station shall be rebuilt as part of the North–South Commuter Railway project.[1] A new station shall be built to the north of the Sales Interchange where the present one is. To be named Senate station, it will be constructed behind the Department of Social Welfare and Development's SWADCAP site. The station building will be built at-grade and will have two tracks and side platforms. It shall serve the New Senate Building, along with the Metro Manila Subway station of the same name. However, these two stations are not expected to be part of a single interchange. The entire NSCR system which includes the new Senate station, is expected to open by 2028.[2][3]
Station layout
edit| L1 Platforms |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Platform A | PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban (←) | |
| Platform B | PNR Metro Commuter towards Alabang (→) | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| L1 | Concourse/ Street Level |
Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, Sales Interchange |
References
edit- ^ "Roadmap for Transport Infrastructure Development for Metro Manila and its Surrounding Areas (Region III and Region IV-A)" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. March 30, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Philippines: South Commuter Railway Project". Asian Development Bank. May 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ Invitation for Bids, PB21-036-5 (PDF). South Commuter Railway Project for Package Number CP S-03a: Building and Civil Engineering Works for approximately 7.9 kms of at Grade and Viaduct Railway Track Structure including Elevated Station at Buendia and at Grade Stations at EDSA and Senate (Report). March 22, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
Media related to Nichols station at Wikimedia Commons
