Blumentritt railway station

Blumentritt
Philippine National Railways
Platform area of Blumentritt station
Location	Old Antipolo Street, Rizal Avenue and Leonor Rivera Street Sta. Cruz, Manila
Coordinates	14°37′21.33″N 120°59′5.22″E / 14.6225917°N 120.9847833°ECoordinates: 14°37′21.33″N 120°59′5.22″E / 14.6225917°N 120.9847833°E
Owned by	Philippine National Railways
Line(s)	█ PNR Southrail, Antipolo line, Cavite line (defunct)
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Transfer to LRT Line 1 via Blumentritt sidewalk to Blumentritt station.
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	BLU
History
Opened	December 22, 1905
Rebuilt	1934, 1978, 1990, 2009
Services
Preceding station   PNR   Following station Tutuban Terminus Metro Commuter Laong Laan toward Calamba Bicol Express España toward Legazpi Isarog Limited España toward Naga   Out-of-system interchange   Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station Abad Santos toward Roosevelt LRT-1 Transfer at: Blumentritt Tayuman toward Baclaran

PNR Metro
Legend
South Commuter Line  Tutuban Depot Blumentritt  LRT1  Laong Laan España Santa Mesa  LRT2  Pasig River Pandacan Paco San Andres Vito Cruz Buendia Pasay Road EDSA  MRT3  Nichols FTI Bicutan Sucat Alabang Muntinlupa San Pedro Pacita MG Golden City 1 Biñan Santa Rosa Cabuyao Mamatid Calamba

Blumentritt station is a station on the South Main Line ("Southrail") of the Philippine National Railways. Like all PNR stations, it is at grade. It is located at the corner of Old Antipolo Street and Rizal Avenue in Santa Cruz, Manila and derives its name from nearby Blumentritt Road, which is named after the Bohemian professor Ferdinand Blumentritt, friend of José Rizal and sympathizer of the Filipino cause.

The station is the second station southbound from Tutuban and is the first of four Southrail stations serving Sampaloc.

Blumentritt station is one of four stations whose original platforms have been retained for service. However, it is unique in the sense that the new platforms designed to accommodate new PNR diesel multiple units are not connected to the station's original platforms, unlike solutions employed at stations such as España, where the new platforms are directly connected to the original ones. The old platforms are still used to accommodate Commuter Express locomotives and especially intercity trains.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near major landmarks such as the Blumentritt Market, SM City San Lazaro (previously the San Lazaro Hippodrome), the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center, the Manila Chinese Cemetery, Manila North Cemetery^[1] and adjacent to an old school Manuel L. Quezon High School.^[2] Further away from the station are the Manila North Cemetery, La Loma Cemetery, Lourdes School of Quezon City, and St. Theresa's College of Quezon City.

Transportation links

Blumentritt station is accessible by jeepneys plying the Rizal Avenue route. Cycle rickshaws are also used to navigate around the station's immediate vicinity.

A Manila Light Rail Transit System station, also named Blumentritt, is located immediately above the station.

Station Layout

L1 Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform A	PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban (←)
	Platform B	PNR Metro Commuter towards Calamba (→)
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
L1	Concourse/ Street Level	Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, LRT-1 Blumentritt station, San Roque De Manila Parish

History

Blumentritt (then San Lazaro) was opened in December 22, 1905, as a station originally part of the Antipolo and Montalban lines, the Blumentritt-Santa Mesa segment of the current PNR Southrail was part of the defunct line but now it is being used for the PNR Metro South Commuter services.

References

1. "Manila North Cemetery". Google+.
2. "Manuel L. Quezon High School". NearbyPH.