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San Andres railway station

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Line(s)
  
█ PNR Southrail

Tracks
  
2

Opened
  
24 March 2010

Platforms
  
Side platforms

Structure type
  
At grade

San Andres railway station

Location
  
South Luzon Expressway cor. San Andres St. San Andres, Manila

Owned by
  
Philippine National Railways

Address
  
Aviadores, San Andres Bukid, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

Owner
  
Philippine National Railways

Similar
  
Pandacan railway station, Paco, Vito Cruz railway station, Santa Mesa, Pacita MG railway station

San Andres station is a station of the South Main Line ("Southrail") of the Philippine National Railways. Like all PNR stations, this station is at grade. It is located at the intersection of Aviadores Street, San Andres Street and the South Luzon Expressway in San Andres, Manila.

Contents

San Andres station is the seventh station southbound from Tutuban.

History

The original San Andres station was opened around 1923 on the now defunct Naic line and closed in 1936.

A new San Andres station on the Main Line South was opened on March 24, 2010 for commuter services.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near the Singalong sub-district of San Andres, the Dagonoy Public Market and the St. Anthony's School, Manila. Further away from the station are the Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall of De La Salle University, the Bureau of Plant Industry, Ermita, Puregold(Osmeña Highway) and the Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden.

San Andres station is accessible by jeepneys plying the San Andres route, as well as buses plying routes on the South Luzon Expressway. A LRT-1 station, Quirino Avenue, is located further up San Andres Street on the intersection with Taft Avenue.

References

San Andres railway station Wikipedia