Las Piñas station is a proposed
Light Rail Transit
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(LRT) station located on the
LRT Line 1
The Light Rail Transit Line 1, commonly referred to as LRT Line 1 or LRT-1, is a state-owned (through Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA)) but privately operated (by Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC)) light rapid transit system line in Metr ...
(LRT-1) system in
Las Piñas
Las Piñas (, officially the City of Las Piñas (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of ...
. It is part of the LRT-1 South Extension Project. It is one of two proposed LRT-1 stations in
Las Piñas
Las Piñas (, officially the City of Las Piñas (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of ...
, the other being
Manuyo Uno.
History
Las Piñas station was first planned as part of the
Line 1 South Extension plan, 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
A right of way (also right-of-way) is a specific route that people, animals, vehicles, watercraft, or utility lines travel, or the legal status that gives them the right to do so. Rights-of-way in the physical sense include controlled-access h ...
acquisitions were cleared.
On November 15, 2024, Phase 1 of the LRT Line 1 Extension, which runs between and , was inaugurated; the LRMC management announced the start of its commercial operations to be on the following day. Meanwhile, Phases 2 and 3 will begin operations by 2031 as challenges hindered their completion with the delays in the acquisition of right of way.
See also
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List of Manila LRT and MRT stations
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Manila Light Rail Transit System
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References
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Manila Light Rail Transit System stations
Proposed railway stations in the Philippines