San Pedro station

San Pedro, Laguna station, commonly shortened as San Pedro station, is a railway station on the South Main Line (Southrail) of the Philippine National Railways. Like most of the PNR stations operating under Metro South Commuter, the station is at grade. It is located in San Pedro, Laguna, within the city proper.

San Pedro, Laguna
San Pedro, Laguna Station
Location	G. Garcia Street, San Vicente San Pedro, Laguna
Coordinates	14°21'42"N 121°03'19"E
Owned by	Philippine National Railways
Line(s)	PNR Southrail Former:   Carmona Branch Line
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Jeepneys, buses, tricycles
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	SPL
History
Opened	August 1, 1908 (original) December 23, 2013 (new) October 5, 2016 (with commuter services)
Rebuilt	2015
Previous names	San Pedro Tunasan
Services
Preceding station   PNR   Following station Muntinlupa toward Tutuban Metro South Commuter Pacita Main Gate toward IRRI

PNR Metro Commuter
Valenzuela Tullahan River Valenzuela Malabon Governor Pascual Malabon Caloocan Caloocan Caloocan Depot 10th Avenue 5th Avenue Caloocan Manila Estero de Sunog Apog Solis Tutuban Railyard & Tayuman Locomotive Shed Tutuban Blumentritt Laon Laan España 8 Estero de Valencia Santa Mesa 4 Pasig River Estero de Pandacan Pandacan Estero Pandacan Paco San Andres Vito Cruz Manila Makati Buendia Dela Rosa Pasay Road Estero de Tripa de Gallina EDSA 3 Estero de Tripa de Gallina Makati Taguig Nichols  MMS  FTI  MMS  Taguig Parañaque Bicutan Parañaque Muntinlupa Sucat Sucat River Mangangate River Alabang Bayanan Creek Poblacion River Muntinlupa Magdaong River Tunasan Muntinlupa   Tunasan River   San Pedro San Isidro River San Pedro San Pedro Carmona Carmona Pacita Main Gate San Pedro Biñan Golden City 1 Biñan Biñan River Biñan Santa Rosa Silang-Santa Rosa River Santa Rosa Golden City 2 Santa Rosa Cabuyao Cabuyao River delta Cabuyao Gulod Cabuyao River delta Mamatid Banlic Cabuyao Calamba San Cristobal River San Juan River Calamba Pansol Masili Calamba Los Baños Dampalit Creek Los Baños Anos Creek College Molawin River IRRI

Currently, there are 2 stations. The old one, now used as a PNR quarters, used to be the station where passengers can ride trains going to the Bicol region, to the former terminus of the Metro Manila Commuter in Biñan and Calamba stations, and to the branch line towards Carmona station. It has 3 tracks. One track is the Main Line South, one is the spur line to Carmona, and the other is a loop siding.

A photo of the old PNR SPL station, featuring three tracks. The tracks nearest to the platform is only a siding loop and the middle one was the track to Carmona, and outer track is the Main Line South. Not to be confused with the MRR SPL station constructed in 1908.

In 2010, the tracks of the now abandoned Carmona Branch Line have been dismantled starting from its intersection of the SLEx, all the way to Carmona station in General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite, which was also the terminal of the line.

A new station was constructed in a nearby location near San Vicente road and was opened in December 2013. As of Fall 2013, there were 6 trips in San Pedro station, 2 northbound trips to Tutuban station and 1 trip southbound going to Sta. Rosa station, 1 trip southbound going to Sta. Rosa in the afternoon, and 1 trip northbound going to Tutuban station and 1 last trip for the day going to Sta. Rosa in early evening.

As of October 2018, there were four trips in San Pedro station, two northbound trips to Tutuban, which is in the morning. Those train trips are known as Metro South Commuter Train #456 & #546. 456, which would originate from Mamatid, would arrive at SPL on 5:36 AM. And 546, from Calamba railway station, would arrive exactly one hour later (6:36 AM). And two southbound trips from Tutuban station, which is the evening, known as Metro South Commuter Train #1837 and #1907. 1837, terminating at Calamba railway station, would arrive at SPL on 8:11 PM, and 1907, terminating at Mamatid railway station, would arrive 30 minutes later (8:41 PM). [1]

The branch line leading to Carmona is now a target for reconstruction in anticipation for revival of a shuttle service from Dela Rosa in Makati.[2]

History

San Pedro, formerly known as San Pedro Tunasan, was opened on August 1, 1908 as part of the extension of the Main Line South from Muntinlupa to Calamba, Laguna, the old station was last renovated in 1972 for the launching of the Metro Manila Commuter Services led by President Ferdinand Marcos.

The 1908 station was located at the place where the current San Pedro station stands today. But the station platform and building was located opposite of the platform and present station building and had 3 tracks. One was a refuge siding, one was a siding loop, and the last one was the Main Line. [3]

A new station with raised platforms, located west of the MRR counterpart of the station, was opened on December 23, 2013. For the reopening of commuter services to Santa Rosa, the station reopened on October 5, 2016.

References

1. http://pnr.gov.ph/northbound-southbound-timetable
2. "Carmona planned for reopening in 2019". Facebook. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
3. "(Page 14-15) Consecutive station layouts - 1476". issuu. Retrieved 2020-01-16.