Lucena railway station

 Lucena 
Philippine National Railways

The facade of Lucena station in 2012
Location Barangay 10, South City Proper
Lucena City, Quezon
Coordinates 13°55′37.07″N 121°36′47.06″E / 13.9269639°N 121.6130722°E / 13.9269639; 121.6130722Coordinates: 13°55′37.07″N 121°36′47.06″E / 13.9269639°N 121.6130722°E / 13.9269639; 121.6130722
Owned by Philippine National Railways
Line(s) PNR Southrail
Platforms Side platform
Tracks 1, plus 4 sidings
Construction
Structure type At grade
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code LC
History
Opened 1913
Closed 2006
Rebuilt 2015
Services
Preceding station   PNR   Following station
toward Tutuban
Bicol Express
toward Legazpi
Isarog Limited
toward Naga

Lucena station is a disused station on the South Main Line ("Southrail") of the Philippine National Railways. It is located in Barangay 10, Lucena City, at the southern end of the city center.

The station was a major stopping point on the South Main Line for PNR intercity services until the line's closure in 2006 after Typhoon Milenyo damaged infrastructure. It served both the Bicol Express and the Mayon Limited. It is near the Quezon Provincial Government Center, which houses the provincial government of Quezon, as well as Perez Park and the Lucena Fire Station. Further away from the station are the Port of Lucena, the Lucena Airport and SM City Lucena.

Lucena station was also home to a PNR depot and maintenance facilities.

History

Lucena was opened on February 10, 1913, the station building was enlarged in 1938 together with the completion of the Main Line South.

PNR locomotive 2540 in Lucena station
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