Balagtas is a railroad station serving the municipality of Balagtas, Bulacan. It serves as a junction station for the Manila-San Fernando Line and the Cabanatuan Line.
History
Balagtas was opened on March 24, 1891 as Bigaa, the Cabanatuan Line was partially opened on June 22, 1904 and completed in 1905. Services between Balagtas and Plaridel were restored in 1949 ater the war.
Bigaa Station 1905
Informations
- The station code of Balagtas is TAS.
- The station buildings on the Manila-Dagupan Line including Balagtas were brick structure with a wooden station master's room on the upper level, it was dismantled sometime before the 1920s during its renovation, one proof of this was the concrete addition where the station name is written.
- Also the arch bricks on the exterior were removed and straightened while the ones on the interior were retained.
