Nichols railway station
Nichols
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File:PNRnichols2011.jpg
Platform area of Nichols station.
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Location | East Service Road Western Bicutan, Taguig |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
Owned by | Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | █ PNR Southrail | ||||||||||
Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | NIC | ||||||||||
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Opened | March 25, 2010 | ||||||||||
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PNR Metro Commuter |
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Nichols station (formerly Bonifacio-Villamor) is a station of the South Main Line ("Southrail") of the Philippine National Railways. Like all PNR stations, this station is at grade. It is located on the East Service Road of the South Luzon Expressway in Taguig, on the foot of the Sales Interchange, and takes its name from one of the area's popular nicknames, Nichols, which is also the former name of Villamor Airbase. The station, one of two newly built stations on the South Main Line (the other is San Andres), opened for revenue service on March 25, 2010.
The station is the twelfth station from Tutuban and is one of two stations serving Taguig, the other station being FTI.
Nearby landmarks
Aside being near both Villamor Airbase and Fort Bonifacio, it is also near Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Newport City, the headquarters of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Further away from the station are the Philippine State College of Aeronautics, the Pasay City South High School, Magallanes Village in Makati, the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, The Heritage Memorial Park, the Bonifacio Global City, McKinley Hill, and the future McKinley West.
Transportation links
Nichols station is accessible by jeepneys plying routes on the East Service Road, Lawton Avenue (the road which leads to Fort Bonifacio) and Sales Road (the road which leads to Villamor Airbase), as well as buses plying these routes.
Station Layout
L1 Platforms |
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Platform A | PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban (←) | |
Platform B | PNR Metro Commuter towards Alabang (→) | |
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L1 | Concourse/ Street Level |
Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, Villamor Airbase, Fort Bonifacio, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Newport City, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Libingan ng mga Bayani, Philippine State College of Aeronautics, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, The Heritage Memorial Park, Bonifacio Global City, McKinley Hill, McKinley West |