Paco station

Paco
Train station
Platform area of Paco station
General information
LocationPedro Gil Street, Paco
Manila, Metro Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°34′45″N 120°59′57″E / 14.57917°N 120.99917°E / 14.57917; 120.99917
Owned byPhilippine National Railways
Operated byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)  South Main Line
Planned: South Commuter
Former:   Naic and Cavite
Platforms2 side platforms
2 island platforms (NSCR)
Tracks2
6 (NSCR and SLH)
Construction
AccessibleYes
ArchitectWilliam E. Parsons[a]
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts[a]
Other information
Station codePC
History
OpenedMarch 25, 1908
Rebuilt2009
Services
Preceding station PNR Following station
Santa Mesa North Shuttle Dela Rosa
towards Bicutan
Pandacan
towards Tutuban
Metro South Commuter San Andres
towards IRRI
Future services
Preceding station PNR Following station
Santa Mesa NSCR Commuter
CIA–Calamba
Buendia
towards Calamba
Santa Mesa
towards Tutuban
NSCR Commuter
Tutuban–Calamba
Location
Paco is located in Manila
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Location in Manila
Paco is located in Metro Manila
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Paco
Location in Metro Manila
Paco is located in Luzon
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Paco
Location in Luzon
Paco is located in Philippines
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Paco
Location in the Philippines

Paco station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in the city of Manila, Philippines. It was originally opened by the Manila Railroad Company in 1908 as a major hub in the southern half of Manila, where trains toward Cavite province once operated. The old train station building was designed by William E. Parsons and was completed in 1915. Prior to the electrification plan in the late 1970s, Paco was the southernmost double-track station on the line.

The station eventually lost its significance in the following decades and only the façade remains intact with the interior in a state of decay after a 1996 demolition plan to give way for the construction of a shopping mall. A newer utilitarian platform area has been built for the PNR Metro Commuter Line behind the old station in 2009. Preservation efforts have been stated since 2015 with the construction of the North–South Commuter Railway.
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