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Niog station is an under-construction Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station which will serve as the termini of Line 1 and the proposed Line 6. The station will be located on Bacoor Boulevard, about 200 metres away from the intersection with
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. It is part of the Line 1 South Extension Project, being the final station on the planned extension, while it shall be an intermodal terminal with the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 6, Line 6 towards Pala-Pala station. The LRT Line 6 (Cavite), Line 6 would link the station to the city of DasmariƱas further along the Aguinaldo Highway, creating seven more stations. When built, the station will also serve as the new line's northern terminus.


History

Niog station was first planned as part of the LRT Line 1 (Metro Manila)#South extension, Line 1 South Extension, which calls for a mostly elevated extension of approximately . The extension will have 8 passenger stations with an option for 2 future stations (Manuyo Uno station, Manuyo Uno and Talaba station, Talaba). The project was first approved on August 25, 2000 and the implementing agreement for the project was approved on January 22, 2002. However, construction for the extension was repeatedly delayed until the project was shelved years later. The plans for the southern extension project were restarted as early as 2012 during the Presidency of Benigno Aquino III, Aquino administration and was expected to begin construction in 2014, but was delayed due to right of way issues. The issues were resolved in 2016 and the project broke ground on May 4, 2017. Meanwhile, construction works on the south extension began on May 7, 2019 after the right-of-way acquisitions were cleared. , the project is 61.60% complete. The extension is slated for partial operations by late 2024 or early 2025 and full operations by second quarter of 2027.


Nearby landmarks

The closest immediate landmarks to the station are the newly built Hotel Sogo branch which would be right next to the station plot, McDonald's, and St. Dominic Medical Center further down on the corner with Aguinaldo Highway.


See also

*List of Manila LRT and MRT stations *Manila Light Rail Transit System


References

{{coord missing, Philippines Manila Light Rail Transit System stations Proposed railway stations in the Philippines