Blumentritt station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in the city of

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. It is currently being repurposed as an elevated station of the under construction

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. It derives its name from nearby

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, which is named after the

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, a friend of

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and sympathizer of the Filipino cause. The station is the second station southbound from Tutuban. 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

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s are not connected to the station's original platforms, unlike solutions employed at stations such as

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, 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.

History

Blumentritt, then San Lazaro, was opened on 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. On March 28, 2024, station operations were temporarily suspended to make way for the construction of the

. The station will be repurposed as an elevated station.

Station layout

Transportation links

Blumentritt station is accessible by jeepneys and buses plying the Rizal Avenue route.

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are also used to navigate around the station's immediate vicinity. A

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station, also named Blumentritt, is located immediately above the station.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near major landmarks such as the Blumentritt Market,

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(previously the San Lazaro Hippodrome), the

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, San Roque de Manila Parish Church, Mariano Ponce Elementary School, and Manuel L. Quezon High School.

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References

{{SRTS Philippine National Railways stations Railway stations in Metro Manila Buildings and structures in Santa Cruz, Manila Railway stations in the Philippines opened in 1905