Dr. Santos station, also called as Sucat station is an under-construction
Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station situated on
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. It is part of the Line 1 South Extension Project. The station would be located in between
Dr. Santos Avenue
Dr. Arcadio Santos Avenue or Dr. Santos Avenue, formerly and still referred to as Sucat Road or Parañaque–Sucat Road, is the primary east–west thoroughfare in Parañaque, southern Metro Manila, Philippines. The avenue's western end is in ...
,
C-5 Southlink Expressway
The C-5 Southlink Expressway, signed as E2 of the Philippine expressway network, is a controlled-access toll expressway in Metro Manila connecting the Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) to the Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) in Taguig. The proje ...
and
C-5 Extension in
Parañaque
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, a few hundred meters behind SM City Sucat.
History
Dr. Santos station was first planned as part of the
Line 1 South Extension, which calls for a mostly elevated extension of approximately . The extension will have 8 passenger stations with an option for 2 future stations (
Manuyo Uno and
Talaba).
The project was first approved on August 25, 2000 and the implementing agreement for the project was approved on January 22, 2002.
However, construction for the extension was repeatedly delayed until the project was shelved years later.
The plans for the southern extension project were restarted as early as 2012 during the
Aquino administration and was expected to begin construction in 2014, but was delayed due to right of way issues. The issues were resolved in 2016 and the project broke ground on May 4, 2017. Meanwhile, construction works on the south extension began on May 7, 2019 after the
right-of-way
Right of way is the legal right, established by grant from a landowner or long usage (i.e. by prescription), to pass along a specific route through property belonging to another.
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acquisitions were cleared.
, the project is 75.3% complete; the station itself is 48% complete, with a planned opening by September 2024,
and full operations by second quarter of 2027.
See also
*
List of Manila LRT and MRT stations
The following is a list of rail transit stations in the Greater Manila Area, which incorporates the Manila Light Rail Transit System, the Manila Metro Rail Transit System and the Philippine National Railways Metro Commuter Line. The list inclu ...
*
Manila Light Rail Transit System
The Manila Light Rail Transit System ( fil, Sistema ng Magaang Riles Panlulan ng Maynila), commonly known as the LRT, is an urban rail transit system that primarily serves Metro Manila, Philippines. Although categorized as a light rail system ...
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Manila Light Rail Transit System stations
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