Las Piñas station
Las Piñas  | |||||||||||
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| Manila Light Rail Transit System | |||||||||||
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| Other names | Diego Cera | ||||||||||
| Location | Pulang Lupa Uno, Las Piñas | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Light Rail Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opening | 2031 | ||||||||||
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Las Piñas station is a proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Las Piñas. It is part of the LRT-1 South Extension Project. It is one of two proposed LRT-1 stations in Las Piñas, the other being Manuyo Uno.
History
Las Piñas station was first planned as part of the Line 1 South Extension plan, which calls for a mostly elevated extension of approximately 11.7 kilometers (7.3 mi). The extension will have 8 passenger stations with an option for 2 future stations (Manuyo Uno and Talaba).[1] The project was first approved on August 25, 2000 and the implementing agreement for the project was approved on January 22, 2002.[2] 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 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.[3] Meanwhile, construction works on the south extension began on May 7, 2019 after the right of way acquisitions were cleared.[2]
As of April 30, 2024[update], phase 1 is 98.2% complete. Department of Transportation Executive Assistant Jonathan Gesmundo announced the construction of 8 additional stations to the current 20 LRT-1 stations, with operations of LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1 being opened in November 2024. Meanwhile, phases 2 and 3 will begin operations by 2031. However, challenges hindered the completion of the second and third phases of the extension with the delays in the acquisition of right of way.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Project Update: The Line 1 South Extension Project". Light Rail Transit Authority. Archived from the original on April 30, 2006. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ a b Orellana, Faye (May 7, 2019). "Construction of LRT-1 Cavite extension begins". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "LRMC breaks ground on LRT-1 Cavite Extension project". Light Rail Manila Corporation. May 4, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Rosales, Elijah Felice. "Final leg of LRT-1 extension stalled until 2026". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.