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San Fernando station (Pampanga)

Defunct station of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Northrail line in Pampanga

Field	Value
name	San Fernando
image	Sftrain2jf.JPG
address	San Fernando, Pampanga
country	Philippines
line	Planned: North Commuter

structure	At grade (Old station)
Elevated (New station)
platform	Island platform (New station)
tracks	4 (New station)
parking	no
bicycle	no
opened
closed	1988 (Old station)
rebuilt	2021-present (New station)
other_services_header	Future services
other_services	{{Adjacent stations	system1=PNR
line1	NSCRCIC	left1=Angeles	right1=Apalit
line2	NSCRMAN	left2=Angeles	right2=Apalit
status	Closed (Old station)
Under construction (New station)
code	SFN
owned	Philippine National Railways
operator	Philippine National Railways

Former: North Main Line Elevated (New station) Under construction (New station)

San Fernando station is an under-construction elevated North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR) station located in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines.

The station was part of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) North Main Line before its closure in the 1980s. It was also the site of a stopping place for Filipino and American prisoners of war during the Bataan Death March in 1942. The old station, one of the few preserved, is a significant city landmark and now functions as a museum.

History

The station was inaugurated by Governor-General Eulogio Despujol and Bernardino Nozaleda, the Archbishop of Manila, on February 23, 1892. On June 27, 1892, José Rizal disembarked from this station to meet some recruits for La Liga Filipina and again the next day en route to Bacolor. In April 1942, during the Bataan Death March, the station served as the ending point for the 102-kilometer (63-mile) march from Bataan, from which Filipino and American prisoners-of-war were carted to Capas in Tarlac en route to their final destination, Camp O'Donnell.

The station has been closed since the ending of northbound rail services by Philippine National Railways (PNR) in 1988.

The station was to be rebuilt as a part of the Northrail project, which involved the upgrading of the existing single track to an elevated dual-track system, converting the rail gauge from narrow gauge to standard gauge, and linking Manila to Malolos in Bulacan and further on to Angeles City, Clark Special Economic Zone and Clark International Airport. The project commenced in 2007, but was repeatedly halted then discontinued in 2011.

The station is currently being rebuilt as part of the second phase of the North–South Commuter Railway. As part of the project, the old station will also be preserved. Partial operations are slated to begin by 2027.

Gallery

File:Sftrainjf.JPG|Façade of the train station File:Sftrain2jf.JPG|Frontage File:Sftrain4jf.JPG|Death March marker in the station File:San Fernando Pampanga train station historical marker.jpg|Station historical marker (2004) File:San Fernando Pampanga train station.jpg|Rear view File:Old PNR San Fernando Station (Capitol Boulevard, San Fernando, Pampanga; 05-27-2023).jpg|The station in 2023.

References

Paz, Chrisee Dela. (June 25, 2017). "17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced".
Orejas, Tonette. "Death March glimpses in old train station".
Arcellaz, Princess Clea. (August 20, 2017). "San Fernando assures preservation of city's old train station". Sunstar.
(January 16, 2012). "San Fernando train station {{!}} San Fernando, Pampanga - Baktin Corporation". Baktin Corporation.
"Brief history of PNR". Philippine National Railways (February 27, 2009).
"Off track: Northrail timeline".
(December 17, 2007). "Northrail construction now 'on track'".
Landingin, Roel. "Chinese foreign aid goes offtrack in the Philippines". PCIJ (Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism).
"Philippines: China-funded Northrail project derailed".
Romero, Maria. (March 8, 2021). "PNR Clark Phase 1 almost 50% complete–DoTr".
INQUIRER.net. (June 4, 2019). "PNR to preserve old train stations in Bulacan".
(June 13, 2024). "North-South Commuter Railway partial operations pushed back to 2027: DOTr". ABS-CBN News.

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