Blumentritt station (PNR)

This article is about the PNR station. For the LRT station, see Blumentritt station (LRT).

Blumentritt station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in the city of Manila, Philippines. It is currently being repurposed as an elevated station of the under construction North–South Commuter Railway. It derives its name from nearby Blumentritt Road, which is named after the Bohemian professor Ferdinand Blumentritt, a friend of José Rizal and sympathizer of the Filipino cause.

Blumentritt
The station in February 2023
General information
Location	Old Antipolo Street, Santa Cruz Manila, Metro Manila Philippines
Coordinates	14°37′21.33″N 120°59′5.22″E
Owned by	Department of Transportation Philippine National Railways
Operated by	Philippine National Railways
Line(s)	South Main Line Planned: South Commuter
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Blumentritt, Buses, Jeepneys, Tricycles
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	BLU
History
Opened	December 22, 1905 (1905-12-22)
Rebuilt	1934, 1978, 1990, and 2009
Previous names	San Lazaro
Services
Preceding station PNR Following station Solis towards Governor Pascual North Shuttle Laon Laan towards Bicutan Tutuban Terminus Metro South Commuter Laon Laan towards IRRI Bicol Express España towards Legazpi
Out-of-system interchange Preceding station Manila LRT Following station Abad Santos towards Fernando Poe Jr. LRT Line 1 transfer at Blumentritt Tayuman towards Dr. Santos
Future services Preceding station PNR Following station Solis towards Clark International Airport NSCR Commuter CIA–Calamba España towards Calamba Tutuban Terminus NSCR Commuter Tutuban–Calamba Caloocan towards Clark International Airport Commuter Express CIA–Calamba Tutuban Terminus Commuter Express Tutuban–Calamba
Location Blumentritt Location in Manila Blumentritt Location in Metro Manila Blumentritt Location in Luzon Blumentritt Location in the Philippines

PNR Metro Commuter
Governor Pascual Malabon Caloocan Caloocan Caloocan Depot 10th Avenue 5th Avenue Caloocan Manila Estero de Sunog Apog Solis Tutuban Railyard & Tayuman Locomotive Shed Tutuban Blumentritt Laon Laan España 8 Estero de Valencia Santa Mesa Pasig River Estero de Pandacan Pandacan Estero de Pandacan Paco San Andres Vito Cruz Manila Makati Buendia Dela Rosa Pasay Road Estero de Tripa de Gallina EDSA 3 Estero de Tripa de Gallina Makati Taguig Nichols  MMS  FTI  MMS  Taguig Parañaque Bicutan Parañaque Muntinlupa Sucat Sucat River Mangangate River Alabang Bayanan Creek Poblacion River Muntinlupa Magdaong River Tunasan Muntinlupa   Tunasan River   San Pedro San Isidro River San Pedro San Pedro Carmona Carmona Pacita Main Gate San Pedro Biñan Golden City 1 Biñan Biñan River Biñan Santa Rosa Silang-Santa Rosa River Santa Rosa Golden City 2 Santa Rosa Cabuyao Cabuyao River delta Cabuyao Gulod Cabuyao River delta Mamatid Banlic Cabuyao Calamba San Cristobal River San Juan River Calamba Pansol Masili Calamba Los Baños Dampalit Creek Los Baños Anos Creek College Molawin River IRRI Lucena-Legazpi

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 diesel multiple units are not connected to the station's original platforms, unlike solutions employed at stations such as España, 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.

Station layout

L1 Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform A	PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban and Governor Pascual (←)
	Platform B	PNR Metro Commuter towards Calamba (→)
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
L1	Concourse/ Street Level	Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, LRT-1 Blumentritt station, San Roque De Manila Parish

Transportation links

Blumentritt station is accessible by jeepneys and buses plying the Rizal Avenue route. Tricycles are also used to navigate around the station's immediate vicinity.

A Manila Light Rail Transit System station, also named Blumentritt, is located immediately above the station.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near major landmarks such as the Blumentritt Market, SM City San Lazaro, San Lazaro Tourism and Business Park (previously the San Lazaro Hippodrome), the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center, Manila North Cemetery, San Roque de Manila Parish Church, Mariano Ponce Elementary School, and Manuel L. Quezon High School.

External links

• Media related to Blumentritt station (PNR) at Wikimedia Commons