College | |
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Location: |
Brgy. Batong Malake, Los Baños, Laguna |
Opened: |
1923 |
Lines: |
Main Line South, Santa Cruz-Pagsanjan Line (defunct) |
Services: |
Rail Motor Service, Metro Tren (defunct) |
Tracks: |
3 |
College is a station situated on the Manila-Legazpi Line and Santa Cruz-Pagsanjan Line.
History
Prior to the opening of this station, Calamba was then the terminus of the Santa Cruz-Pagsanjan Line, when the Los Banos-San Pablo Cut-Off Line was opened on August 20, 1923, College station, then known as Junction, was the new terminus of the Santa Cruz-Pagsanjan Line. It was renamed to College in 1927.
A platform with river stone shed columns was constructed for the siding track in 1939.
The station yard became a target of air raids by the US Army during the last months of Japanese occupation in early 1945.
The old station is undergoing restoration as of May 2022.
Services
Rail Motor
Local services uses Rail Motor Cars having 5 services daily which 2 of them ends at Tutuban.
Metro Manila Commuter Service
Commuter trains once again serve the station during the introduction of the Metro Manila Rail Commuter Service in the 1970s, it continued until the relaunching of a similar program in 1990, the Metrotren. It returned once again as the Commuter Express in August 2001.
Informations
- The station code of College is COL.
- The nearest landmark of the station was the UP Los Baños.
- The station buildings of Bauang and San Fernando in La Union and Yawe in Quezon were based on College station.
References
Laguna Railways: The Manila Railroad Company - 1947 Report