San Pedro-Carmona Resettlement

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, often shortened to Carmona, sometimes was called General Mariano Alvarez (GMA) station was the terminus of the San Pedro-Carmona Line located in Magsaysay,

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. The

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was built to serve the Carmona Resettlement Project, which was a part of

Carmona, Cavite Carmona, officially the Municipality of Carmona ( tgl, Bayan ng Carmona), is a 1st class municipality located in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 106,256 people. Etymology When Silang ...

until the creation of

General Mariano Alvarez General Mariano Alvarez, officially the Municipality of General Mariano Alvarez ( tgl, Bayan ng Heneral Mariano Alvarez) and often shortened as GMA, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 ce ...

in 1981. It was located just before San Jose Bridge beside the San Isidro River.

History

Carmona opened on April 1, 1973. Twenty-six

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s (14 trips each directions) serve the line from

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and

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and vice versa. The last train arrived at the station in 2010 to lift the tracks. The station is now being considered as a stop for a shuttle service from Dela Rosa in Makati, with a targeted opening in 2019. Eleven thieves masquerading as PNR Engineering Department personnel were caught pilfering railway parts by the PNR Civil Security Office and Incident Response team in close proximity to the station, having carted away actual rails already cut down to pieces. The thieves were charged.

Layout

The station consists of one main track and a

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. Staircases connect the lobby, platform, and the entrance of the station.

References

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