Malvar LRT Station
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Malvar LRT Station is a proposed station on the Manila LRT
Yellow Line under the Line 1 North Extension Project. The station will be located on the intersection of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue and Gen. Malvar street in Caloocan City
. If built, it will serve passengers to LRT Line-1 from the North Luzon Expressway
along with Balintawak station
.
The station will be located near several establishments including banks (Banco de Oro, East West Bank
and Metrobank
), the Bureau of Internal Revenue
and Social Security System
Caloocan district office, Our Lady of Grace Academy, Notre Dame of Greater Manila
, World Citi Colleges Caloocan campus and Philippine Cultural College Annex.
Terminal would be congested once the line extension project is completed. The studies estimated that around 500,000 commuters from the CAMANAVA (Caloocan-Malabon-Navotas-Valenzuela
) and Bulacan
area will benefit from the additional station. The study also added that the station would create economic opportunities for the Bagong Barrio area, as it is a priority development area.
On November 3 2008, residents of Caloocan City blocked a section of EDSA as they staged a rally in order to urge the national government to push through with the Bagong Barrio station proposal. The Light Rail Transit Authority
announced afterwards that an additional station in Bagong Barrio is not viable. A previous study performed by the LRTA revealed that should the station be built, it will lose 200 million pesos a year. In addition, it would also involve a timely and costly redesign of the project. The Caloocan City government later declared that it would not release the necessary permits for construction in the Caloocan area should the Bagong Barrio Station proposal be rejected. In January 2009, the National Government approved the proposal of the Caloocan government for the additional station.
As of 31 August, 2010, the station is set to be approved by the National Economic and Development Authority.
The feasibility study for the station was concluded on 22 December, 2010. However, bidding for the station is yet to be scheduled.
The station is included in the separate package that included the North Avenue station
.
Manila Light Rail Transit System
The Manila Light Rail Transit System, popularly known as the LRT, is a metropolitan rail system serving the Metro Manila area in the Philippines. Although referred to as a light rail system because it originally used light rail vehicles, it has many characteristics of a rapid transit system, such...
Yellow Line under the Line 1 North Extension Project. The station will be located on the intersection of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue and Gen. Malvar street in Caloocan City
Caloocan City
The City of Caloocan is one of the cities and municipalities that comprises the Metro Manila region in the Philippines. It is a major residential area inside Metro Manila...
. If built, it will serve passengers to LRT Line-1 from the North Luzon Expressway
North Luzon Expressway
The North Luzon Expressway , and which is formerly called the North Diversion Road, and officially known as Radial Road 8 is a 4 to 8-lane limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila to the provinces of the Central Luzon region in the Philippines...
along with Balintawak station
Balintawak LRT Station
Balintawak LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line, and has been constructed during the Line 1 North Extension Project. It opened on March 22, 2010...
.
The station will be located near several establishments including banks (Banco de Oro, East West Bank
East West Bank (Philippines)
EastWest Bank, more formally known as East West Banking Corporation, is a medium-sized commercial bank in the Philippines and the first commercial bank to be licensed in twenty years...
and Metrobank
Metrobank
Metrobank can refer to:*Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company , a Philippine bank*MetroBank, the subsidiary of MetroCorp Bancshares, an American bank based in Houston, Texas* Metro Bank , a British retail bank established in 2010...
), the Bureau of Internal Revenue
Bureau of Internal Revenue (Philippines)
The Bureau of Internal Revenue is an attached agency of Department of Finance. BIR collects more than one-half of the total revenues of the government.-Functions:...
and Social Security System
Social Security System (Philippines)
The Philippine Social Security System is a social insurance program for workers in the Philippine private sector.-Reference:*...
Caloocan district office, Our Lady of Grace Academy, Notre Dame of Greater Manila
Notre Dame of Greater Manila
The Notre Dame of Greater Manila is a private Catholic high school located in Caloocan City. It was originally founded as an all-male school in 1963 by Rev. Fr. William P. Mc Grath, OMI of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate at the request of the Archdiocese of Manila under Archbishop Michael J....
, World Citi Colleges Caloocan campus and Philippine Cultural College Annex.
History
Originally, there were no plans for a station in Bagong Barrio in the Yellow Line North Extension project. In September 2008, Mayor Enrico Echiverri of Caloocan City urged a petition for an additional station to be constructed at the corner of EDSA and Malvar street in Bagong Barrio. Studies by Caloocan's City Planning and Development Department showed that the MonumentoMonumento LRT Station
Monumento LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line . Like all other LRT-1 stations, Monumento station is above-ground. The station serves the southern portion of Caloocan City, and is named after the most famous landmark of Caloocan, the Monumento Circle, which houses the Bonifacio...
Terminal would be congested once the line extension project is completed. The studies estimated that around 500,000 commuters from the CAMANAVA (Caloocan-Malabon-Navotas-Valenzuela
Valenzuela
Valenzuela may refer to:*Valenzuela, Paraguay*Valenzuela, Philippines*Valenzuela, Spain*Valenzuela, LouisianaValenzuela Spanish surname :* Alfred Valenzuela - Mexican-American United States Army general...
) and Bulacan
Bulacan
Bulacan , officially called the Province of Bulacan or simply Bulacan Province, is a first class province of the Republic of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Region in the island of Luzon, north of Manila , and part of the Metro...
area will benefit from the additional station. The study also added that the station would create economic opportunities for the Bagong Barrio area, as it is a priority development area.
On November 3 2008, residents of Caloocan City blocked a section of EDSA as they staged a rally in order to urge the national government to push through with the Bagong Barrio station proposal. The Light Rail Transit Authority
Light Rail Transit Authority
The Light Rail Transit Authority is a public transport operator that is in charge of operating and maintaining the Manila Light Rail Transit System. Founded on July 12, 1980, it is also responsible for monitoring the progress of construction of all LRT lines...
announced afterwards that an additional station in Bagong Barrio is not viable. A previous study performed by the LRTA revealed that should the station be built, it will lose 200 million pesos a year. In addition, it would also involve a timely and costly redesign of the project. The Caloocan City government later declared that it would not release the necessary permits for construction in the Caloocan area should the Bagong Barrio Station proposal be rejected. In January 2009, the National Government approved the proposal of the Caloocan government for the additional station.
Current status
In its most recent project update, the LRTA has designated the Bagong Barrio station as Malvar station.As of 31 August, 2010, the station is set to be approved by the National Economic and Development Authority.
The feasibility study for the station was concluded on 22 December, 2010. However, bidding for the station is yet to be scheduled.
The station is included in the separate package that included the North Avenue station
North Avenue LRT Station
North Avenue LRT Station, officially named Metro Manila Integrated Rail Terminal or Common Station, is a proposed station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line under the Line 1 North Extension Project. It is also the first trans-modular station in the Philippines that will connect with LRT-1, MRT-3, MRT-7...
.