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Sucat station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in
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,
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,
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. It was originally established by the Manila Railway Company in 1908 as part of the construction of the original Southern Lines to the province of Tayabas, since renamed
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. It is also the southernmost area on the
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to be upgraded to
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as a result of a proposed electrification scheme in 1978. With the construction of the Luzon Rail System, a series of
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s throughout Luzon, it is proposed to be one of two interchange stations between the PNR South Long Haul and 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, ...
. The present station will be rebuilt into the former's passenger terminus while the NSCR station will be built atop the former Sucat Thermal Power Plant.


History

Sucat was initially opened under the regime of the Manila Railway Company in 1908, a
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-based private
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and the first incarnation of the
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. It also happened prior to the gradual acquisition by then-privately owned Manila Railroad Company of
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. It was then later rehabilitated after the destruction of much of Manila during
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. In 1978, the
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proposed the electrification of PNR's commuter services in
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. Although the electrification plan was never realized, it allowed Sucat to gain access to more frequent services as it allowed for the construction of a double-track line leading to the station. Despite scaling back in operations in the 2010s with the latest cutting on Bicol-bound trains, the PNR continues to operate this station to date. However, a third siding track used on the eastern island platform has been long removed. The most recent renovation was in 2017 when the PNR fenced off an open yard previously used as parking space for
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s into an off-limits green space and the entire platform has been covered by roof.


Future plans

Under PNR general manager Junn Magno's term, the Luzon Rail System was announced. It is a series of lines that will reconstruct the old narrow-gauge network which has since been dilapidated into the wider standard gauge. The move was made because it allows better access to technology from international suppliers, which in turn means faster trains and more frequent service according to the
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. Under this program, the new station will have two buildings. The first to be built is 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, ...
station building. It will be built over the decommissioned Sucat Thermal Power Plant, having been demolished in 2019. It will be accessed by a
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-like short line and will merge with the PNR right-of-way upon exit. This would allow electrified trains to go towards the direction of
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in Laguna. The second will be the PNR South Long Haul station building which will be built over the present one as part of Phase 4. It will serve as the passenger terminus of the line with only freight trains being allowed to pass north to the rest of the
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, heading towards the direction of the
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once a post-Phase 4 reconstruction has been announced. The NSCR station will be an elevated station while the design for the South Long Haul one is yet to be determined. The two lines however will not share tracks. In March 2021, PNR added Sucat as one of the stops for its proposed ''Airport Limited Express'' service.


Transportation links

Sucat station is accessible by
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s plying the Meralco Road and
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routes. A jeepney terminal is located immediately outside the station. The station is also accessible by buses plying the South Luzon Expressway which stop in Sucat. An indirect connection to the
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has also been proposed by a private-backed firm via Lake Front station under Phase 6C.


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* {{SRTS Philippine National Railways stations Railway stations in Metro Manila Railway stations in the Philippines opened in 1908 Buildings and structures in Muntinlupa