Bicutan station

Bicutan station is a station on the South Main Line ("Southrail") of the Philippine National Railways. Like all PNR stations, this station is at grade. The station is located on General Santos Avenue in Parañaque, near the border with Taguig and beside the ramp for northbound vehicles entering the South Luzon Expressway.

Bicutan
 PNR 
PNR kiha 52, leaving Bicutan station
LocationGeneral Santos Avenue, San Martin de Porres
Parañaque, Metro Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°29′14.94″N 121°2′44.56″E
Operated byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)     PNR Southrail
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeBIC
History
OpenedJanuary 19, 1977
Rebuilt2009
Services
Preceding station   PNR   Following station
toward Tutuban
Metro South Commuter
toward IRRI
Location
Bicutan
Location within Metro Manila

The station is the fourteenth station southbound from Tutuban and is the only PNR station in Parañaque.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near major landmarks such as the Bicutan Public Market, the headquarters of the Department of Science and Technology, offices of the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) and SM City Bicutan. Further away from the station are the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Taguig, Taguig City University, Camp Bagong Diwa and the Upper Bicutan National High School.

Bicutan station is accessible by jeepneys plying the Lower Bicutan and East Service Road routes, as well as buses plying the South Luzon Expressway route which stops in Bicutan. A bus stop is located just outside the station for buses entering the South Luzon Expressway. A pedestrian footbridge also connects to two terminals for tricycles, each going for nearby barangays of Parañaque to the west and Taguig to the east.

It will also be one of the two future interchange stations with the Metro Manila Subway along with FTI station by 2025.[1]

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 Alabang (→)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
L1 Concourse/
Street Level		 Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, Bicutan Public Market, Department of Science and Technology, Philippine National Construction Corporation, SM City Bicutan, Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Taguig, Taguig City University, Camp Bagong Diwa, Upper Bicutan National High School

References
  1. "Gov't adds more stations to Metro Manila subway". BusinessWorld Online. BusinessWorld. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
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