San Fernando railway station (Pampanga)
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San Fernando City station or simply San Fernando station is a defunct railway station of the PNR Northrail line of Philippine National Railways. It is situated San Fernando, Pampanga. Historically, the old PNR train station was the site of a stopping place for Filipino
and American
prisoners of war during the Bataan death march
in 1942.
The stations is a historical landmark in the City of San Fernando in Pampanga
, the Philippines. The station was inaugurated by Governor-General Eulogio Despujol
and Bernardino Nozaleda, the Archbishop of Manila, on February 23, 1892. José Rizal
disembarked from this station on June 27, 1892 and again the next day en route to Bacolor. During the Bataan Death March
in April 1942, the station served as the ending point for the 102-kilometer march from Bataan
, from which Filipino and American prisoners-of-war were carted to Capas
in Tarlac
en route to their final destination, Camp O'Donnell
. The station has been closed since the ending of northbound rail services by Philippine National Railways
over twenty years ago.
Filipino people
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and American
United States
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prisoners of war during the Bataan death march
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer, by the Imperial Japanese Army, of 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of prisoners.The march was characterized by...
in 1942.
The stations is a historical landmark in the City of San Fernando in Pampanga
Pampanga
Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the north, and Bulacan to the southeast...
, the Philippines. The station was inaugurated by Governor-General Eulogio Despujol
Eulogio Despujol
Eulogio Despujol y Dusay served as a Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines from 1891 to 1893. A native of Catalunya, at first, he ruled in the Philippines as a conservative but later became a reactionary...
and Bernardino Nozaleda, the Archbishop of Manila, on February 23, 1892. José Rizal
José Rizal
José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is regarded as the foremost Filipino patriot and is listed as one of the national heroes of the Philippines by...
disembarked from this station on June 27, 1892 and again the next day en route to Bacolor. During the Bataan Death March
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer, by the Imperial Japanese Army, of 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of prisoners.The march was characterized by...
in April 1942, the station served as the ending point for the 102-kilometer march from Bataan
Bataan
Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of the Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. The province is part of the Central Luzon region. The capital of Bataan is Balanga City and it is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north...
, from which Filipino and American prisoners-of-war were carted to Capas
Capas, Tarlac
Capas is a first class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 122,084 people in 18,333 households. It is a part of the Third Municipal district of Tarlac with Mayor Antonio "TJ" Capitulo Rodriguez, Jr. as its incumbent Mayor and...
in Tarlac
Tarlac
Tarlac is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Luzon Island. Its capital is Tarlac City. Tarlac borders Pampanga to the south, Nueva Ecija to the east, Pangasinan to the north, and Zambales to the west...
en route to their final destination, Camp O'Donnell
Camp O'Donnell
Camp O'Donnell was a facility of the United States Air Force in Capas, Tarlac, The Philippines. Before the facility was transferred to the Air Force, it was first a Philippine Constabulary post then a United States Army facility....
. The station has been closed since the ending of northbound rail services by Philippine National Railways
Philippine National Railways
The Philippine National Railways , or PNR, is a state-owned railway company in the Philippines, operating a single line of track on Luzon. As of 2010, it operates one commuter rail service in Metro Manila and a second in the Bicol Region. PNR restored its intercity service to the Bicol region in 2011...
over twenty years ago.