Blumentritt station (PNR)

Blumentritt station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in the city of Manila, Philippines. 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
LocationOld Antipolo Street, Santa Cruz
Manila, Metro Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°37′21.33″N 120°59′5.22″E
Owned byDepartment of Transportation
Philippine National Railways
Operated byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)  South Main Line
Planned: South Commuter
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Connections Blumentritt, Buses, Jeepneys, Tricycles
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeBLU
History
OpenedDecember 22, 1905 (1905-12-22)
Rebuilt1934, 1978, 1990, and 2009
Previous namesSan Lazaro
Services
Preceding station PNR Following station
Solis 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 Line 1
transfer at Blumentritt
Tayuman
towards Baclaran
Location
Blumentritt
Location within Metro Manila

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.

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