Hinulugang Taktak Station

Hinulugang Taktak
Location:	Brgy. Dela Paz, Antipolo City
Opened:	1908
Distance from Tutuban:	32.6 kms
Lines:	Antipolo Line
Closed:	1918

Hinulugang Taktak is a station situated on the Antipolo Line. It serves the vicinity of Hinulugang Taktak Falls in Antipolo City.

History

Hinulugang Taktak was opened on December 24, 1908.  Services between Taytay and Antipolo ceased on February 21, 1918. It was replaced by a substitute bus service in 1937.

Informations

• It was named due to its location near Hinulugang Taktak falls in Antipolo City.

• Hinulugang Taktak is the remaining Antipolo Line station existing today.
• Although it was opened in 1908, the exact year when the rubble stone pillars were erected is unknown since most of the original station structures were made from wooden materials.
  • Hinulugang Taktak might be the oldest rubble stone station since most stations on the other lines with rubble stone walls only started around 1930s.
• The layout of the station is similar with typical rubble stone flag stations on both MLN and MLN except that Hinulagang Taktak consists of eight pillars.
• The access road to and from Hinulugang Taktak was named Daang Bakal, after the railroad.

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