Paco | |
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Location: |
Quirino Ave cor. Pedro Gil St., Paco, Manila |
Opened: |
March 25, 1908 |
Distance from Tutuban: |
9.4 kms |
Tracks: |
4 (1908), 2 (2014) |
Lines: |
Cavite line, Pasig line (all defunct), Main Line South |
Services: |
Bicol Express (1931 terminus), Metro South Commuter |
Rehabilitated: |
1946, 1960, 1990, 2009 |
Paco is a major station of the Philippine National Railways's Manila-Legazpi Line. It serves Paco, Manila.
History[]
Paco was opened on March 25, 1908 as part of the Manila Belt Line and segment of the Naic line from Paco to Binakayan, construction of the station building started in 1912 and finished in 1915. In 1996, the Paco station building was partially demolished for a construction of a mall, a temporary station was built after Pedro Gil st, 300 meters away from the original station.
A new station with raised platforms between the original and temporary was built in 2009 for the North-South Linkage Project. The old station is currently being cleared for the preparation of its restoration although its unknown if the unfinished Paco Mall beside it will the demolished.
Lines[]
Paco is served by the Main Line South, Naic line, Cavite and the Manila Electric Railroad Pasig line.
Track Layout[]
The area surrounding the Paco station yard used to have 4 tracks, the northbound platform used to be an island platform.
Films.[]
Paco station appeared in the films "Idol" (1984) and "Utol" (1995).
Informations[]
- The original masterplan of Daniel Burnham shows that the Paco station was planned to be erected on what is now the Barangay 848 where the Philippine Bible Society now stands.
- Other than having a same appearance with the Pennsylvania station in New York, the reason for such a large station building was being the original starting point of Southern services (Bicol Express etc).
- The station that was erected around 2007 to 2009 was sometimes called Paco-Quirino station.
- The area surrounding the station and the tracks is flood-prone, even in the early years of its existence.
Old Photos[]