Asistio Avenue railway station

Asistio Avenue Station
Other names 10th Avenue
Location Asistio Avenue
Caloocan
Coordinates 14°39′5.75″N 120°58′29.53″E / 14.6515972°N 120.9748694°E / 14.6515972; 120.9748694Coordinates: 14°39′5.75″N 120°58′29.53″E / 14.6515972°N 120.9748694°E / 14.6515972; 120.9748694
Owned by Philippine National Railways
Line(s)

█ PNR Northrail (1891-1997, 2018 - Present)

█ Caloocan-FTI Shuttle Line
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened August 1, 2018
Services
Preceding station   PNR   Following station
Terminus
Caloocan-FTI Line
toward FTI
Caloocan-Tutuban Line
toward Tutuban

Asistio Avenue station (also called as 10th Avenue Station) is a railway station of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) as part of Caloocan - FTI Line. Like all PNR stations, the station is at grade. It is located on Asistio Avenue in Caloocan.

The plans to rehabilitate this part of PNR's network were implemented but not put to use immediately. Since its closing on 1997, no services to this station were ever provided until August 1, 2018, when it was revived for the Caloocan-Dela Rosa shuttle line.[1] The northbound line is temporarily dismantled to give way for further works in NLEX Segment 10.1, and is currently a temporary single-line track. It was the terminus of said line until the clearing and recondition of the rails in the Caloocan station at Samson Road finished.[2][3] The line has since been upgraded to terminate at FTI station, with this station no longer the terminus since September 10.

Due to nearly a decade of disuse since its rehabilitation, the station has been weathered and its gate barriers no longer functioning. It did not have running electricity until very recently, shortly after its reactivation.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near major landmarks such as the PNR Compound, PNR Caloocan Railway Depot, Poblacion Market, old Caloocan City Hall, Caloocan Central Judiciary Complex, La Consolacion College-Caloocan and Caloocan Cathedral. Further away from the station are the new Caloocan City Hall and schools such as Caloocan Science High School, Caloocan High School, Systems Plus Computer College and University of Caloocan City.

The station is accessible by jeepneys plying routes from A. Mabini Street through 11th Avenue in Caloocan City.

Rail skates and rickshaws occasionally run along the line, providing an alternate source of transportation, though before the construction of NLEX Segment 10.1. This was the only line to travel to the Caloocan railway depot.

The new elevated expressway for NLEX Segment 10.1 will be located immediately beside the railway station, with neighboring houses demolished for the construction.

Station Layout

L1
Platforms		 Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform PNR Caloocan - FTI Line towards FTI and Tutuban (←)
Platform PNR Caloocan - FTI Line towards Caloocan and Caloocan railway depot (→)
L1 Concourse/
Street Level		 Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, old Caloocan City Hall, Caloocan Judicial Complex, Caloocan Cathedral, Poblacion Market

References

  1. ↑ http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/30/18/pnr-caloocan-makati-route-revived
  2. ↑ "20 YEARS AFTER: DOTr sees 10,000 passengers taking PNR's reopened Caloocan-Dela Rosa line". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  3. ↑ News, ABS-CBN. "After 20 years, PNR's Caloocan to Makati line to reopen". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
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