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Tutuban station (also known as Manila station or Divisoria station) is the central railway terminus of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) network located in the city of
File:Tutubanrailwaystationjf1188 04.JPG, Philippine National Railways seal
File:Tutubanrailwaystationjf1188 12.JPG, Façade
File:Tutubanrailwaystationjf1188 08.JPG, Vintage 0-6-0 "Dagupan" steam locomotive
File:Tutuban centermall.jpg, Exterior of the original Tutuban station built in 1892, which today is part of Tutuban Center
File:WTMP DinoBrinas DSC 0071.jpeg, Façade of the PNR Tutuban station
File:PNR Tutuban Platform 2.jpg, Platform 2
File:Interior of Tutuban Centermall.JPG, Interior of Tutuban Center Main Building with the existing columns of the old Tutuban station
File:Historical Marker of the old Tutuban Railway Station.JPG, Historical marker of the Tutuban Center Main Building
File:Tutuban Station Iron Corinthian Column.JPG, Iron Corinthian column at Tutuban Center Mall
File:Tutuban Centermall Lobby.JPG, Restored lobby wall of the old Tutuban station
File:New PNR Tutuban PNR Station.JPG, Lobby of the current Tutuban station
File:PNR Historical Marker.JPG, Historical marker at the new Tutuban station
File:PNR Depot.JPG, PNR depot in Tutuban
File:Pic geo photos - ph=mm=manila=tondo=divisoria=c.m. recto ave.=tutuban centermall - main bldg. -philippines--2015-0624--ls- (2).JPG, Façade of the old Tutuban station. Currently the Tutuban Center Mall
File:Tutuban Station Facade.JPG, Tutuban Center Mall. Formerly the old Tutuban station façade
File:Tutuban PNR station 2019-12-21.jpg, Tutuban station in December 2019, with an INKA 8000 class DMU parked in the platform
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{{SRTS Philippine National Railways stations Railway stations in Metro Manila Railway stations in the Philippines opened in 1892 Buildings and structures in Tondo, Manila Spanish colonial infrastructure in the Philippines
Tutuban station (also known as Manila station or Divisoria station) is the central railway terminus of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) network located in the city of Manila
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The name refers to two stations: the original Tutuban station, which today forms part of Tutuban Center, and the PNR Executive Building, which houses PNR offices.
History
Tutuban station was built as part of the "Ferrocarril de Manila-Dagupan" or the Manila-Dagupan Line, which constitutes much of the North Main Line today. The cornerstone of the main station building at Tutuban was laid on July 31, 1887. The railway was long at the time of its opening on November 24, 1892, running from Manila to Dagupan inPangasinan
Pangasinan, officially the Province of Pangasinan (, ; ; ), is a coastal Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its capital is Lingayen, Pangasinan, Lingayen while San Carlos, Pangasi ...
. The Manila Railroad Company
The Manila Railroad Company (MRR) was a Filipino state-owned enterprise responsible for the management and operation of rail transport in the island of Luzon. It was originally established by an English people, Englishman named Edmund Sykes as t ...
(MRR) was renamed Philippine National Railways (PNR) under Republic Act No. 4156 enacted after World War II.
In 1988, PNR evaluated the possibility of renting of land to Tutuban at C.M. Recto Avenue in response to the challenges of development and help promote the site to be the center of trade. PNR implemented the first part of the master development plan of Tutuban Properties, Inc. in 1991, and later entrusted the management and development of the land. The Tutuban Center Mall was formally inaugurated to the public led by President Fidel V. Ramos on February 21, 1994.
The following years have witnessed the continued efforts among PNR, Tutuban Properties, Inc., and the Philippine Government to advance the methods of travel by reorganizing the overall railroad system, improve the civic and business buildings around the Tutuban, and keep the emphasis on history. The development of PNR Plaza is a step to verify the cause of reactivating the overall railroad system as one method of travel and trading.
The Tutuban Station Executive Building was inaugurated on May 30, 1996.
Tutuban station will be renovated to become more transit-oriented and a newer station will be built for the North–South Commuter Railway while the 1996 station will serve only the Manila-Legazpi long-haul intercity services if revived. According to a presentation by JICA in 2019, the old station building nicknamed the "Heritage Building" will be once more included in a transit-oriented mixed-use zone. Therefore, the Tutuban Center Mall that sits in the area of the station will be removed. It will also connect to the LRT Line 2 for ease of transferring between lines.
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See also
* Paco stationReferences
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{{SRTS Philippine National Railways stations Railway stations in Metro Manila Railway stations in the Philippines opened in 1892 Buildings and structures in Tondo, Manila Spanish colonial infrastructure in the Philippines