FTI station (also called Food Terminal Junction station) is a railway station located on the South Main Line in

Taguig Taguig (), officially the City of Taguig (), is the List of cities in the Philippines, fifth-most populous city in the Philippines situated on the eastern shores of Metro Manila, the national capital region. It is a center for culture, finance ...

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. It is named after its major landmark, the grounds of the formerly state-owned

Food Terminal, Inc. Food Terminal Incorporated (FTI) is a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) focused on food processing and distribution in the Philippines. Headquartered in Western Bicutan, Taguig, it also operates a industrial estate that leases ...

which is now renamed as

Arca South Arca South is a mixed-use estate owned by Ayala Land, Inc. located at East Service Road, Barangay Western Bicutan, Taguig. It was formerly part of Food Terminal Inc. before being sold to Ayala Land. History With the decline of FTI, estab ...

. The station is the thirteenth station from Tutuban and is one of two stations serving Taguig, the other station being Nichols. The station was opened on January 19, 1977 as Food Terminal Junction station, replacing the now-defunct Balagbag station that was located few meters northwest. In 2018, PNR extended the North Shuttle Line southwards from Dela Rosa to FTI as its new terminus, effectively starting on September 10, while northwards from Caloocan to Governor Pascual started on December 3. On March 28, 2024, station operations were temporarily suspended to make way for the construction of the

North–South Commuter Railway The North–South Commuter Railway (; NSCR), also known as the Clark–Calamba Railway, is a commuter rail system under construction on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Running from New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, to Calamba, Laguna, ...

. It will be repurposed as an elevated station.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near major landmarks such as the

Ayala Land Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) is a full line real estate firm based in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Ayala Corporation. It began as a division of Ayala Corporation until it was spun off and incorporated in 1988. It became publicly listed in ...

development

, Technological University of the Philippines-Taguig Campus, the Sunshine Mall, the Taguig-Pateros District Hospital, a major warehouse of the National Food Authority and, most notably the

Fort Bonifacio Tenement The Fort Bonifacio Tenement (FB Tenement), also known as the Diosdado Macapagal Tenement Housing, Western Bicutan Tenement or simply as The Tenement is a residential building in Western Bicutan in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is known f ...

. Further away from the station are the Western Bicutan National High School and Signal Village.

Transportation links

FTI station is accessible by jeepneys plying routes on the East Service Road, as well as jeeps entering the FTI complex. In the future, the station will also be integrated with the proposed

Taguig Integrated Terminal Exchange The Taguig City Integrated Terminal Exchange (TCITX), originally conceptualized as the South Integrated Transport System (ITS-South), is a proposed intermodal transport terminal in Arca South, Taguig. It is primarily a bus terminal for buses go ...

, as well as the planned

Metro Manila Subway The Metro Manila Subway is an under-construction underground rapid transit line in Metro Manila, Philippines. The line, which will run north–south between Valenzuela, Quezon City, Pasig, Taguig, Parañaque and Pasay, consists of 17 station ...

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* {{SRTS Philippine National Railways stations Railway stations in Metro Manila Railway stations in the Philippines opened in 1977 Buildings and structures in Taguig