Santa Mesa station

  South Main Line
Planned: South Commuter
Former:   AntipoloPlatformsSide platformsTracks2Connections Pureza
PUP Ferry Station
Jeepneys, buses, cycle rickshawsConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeSAHistoryOpenedDecember 22, 1905; 118 years ago (1905-12-22)Rebuilt1920; 104 years ago (1920)
2009; 15 years ago (2009)Services

Preceding station	PNR			Following station
España towards Governor Pascual		North Shuttle		Paco towards Bicutan
España towards Tutuban		Metro South Commuter		Pandacan towards IRRI

Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station Manila LRT Following station V. Mapa towards Antipolo Line 2 transfer at Pureza Legarda towards Recto

Location
Santa Mesa Location within Metro Manila

v t e PNR Metro Commuter
Legend
Governor Pascual Malabon Caloocan Caloocan Caloocan Depot 10th Avenue 5th Avenue Caloocan Manila Estero de Sunog Apog Solis Tutuban Railyard & Tayuman Locomotive Shed Tutuban Blumentritt Laon Laan España 8 Estero de Valencia Santa Mesa Pasig River Estero de Pandacan Pandacan Estero de Pandacan Paco San Andres Vito Cruz Manila Makati Buendia Dela Rosa Pasay Road Estero de Tripa de Gallina EDSA 3 Estero de Tripa de Gallina Makati Taguig Nichols  MMS  FTI  MMS  Taguig Parañaque Bicutan Parañaque Muntinlupa Sucat Sucat River Mangangate River Alabang Bayanan Creek Poblacion River Muntinlupa Magdaong River Tunasan Muntinlupa   Tunasan River   San Pedro San Isidro River San Pedro San Pedro Carmona Carmona Pacita Main Gate San Pedro Biñan Golden City 1 Biñan Biñan River Biñan Santa Rosa Silang-Santa Rosa River Santa Rosa Golden City 2 Santa Rosa Cabuyao Cabuyao River delta Cabuyao Gulod Cabuyao River delta Mamatid Banlic Cabuyao Calamba San Cristobal River San Juan River Calamba Pansol Masili Calamba Los Baños Dampalit Creek Los Baños Anos Creek College Molawin River IRRI

Santa Mesa station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in the city of Manila, Philippines. It is one of two stations (the other is Pasay Road) in the line to have its own access road.

The station is the fourth station southbound from Tutuban and is the only railway station serving Santa Mesa.

In addition to having its own dedicated access road, Santa Mesa station is also one of three stations (the others being Pasay Road and España) to have its original platforms extended and raised in order to accommodate new PNR diesel multiple units. The original platforms have been retained for the use of Commuter Express locomotives and especially for intercity trains, although Santa Mesa is not designated as a station where these trains can stop. The station used to serve the Santa Mesa-Mandaluyong branch line, also known as Guadalupe line, which used to run up to Antipolo and Montalban. This line has since been dismantled.

History

Santa Mesa was opened on December 22, 1905 as a station originally situated on the Antipolo and Montalban lines. From this station, the Main Line South, as well as its subsequent branch lines which were later abandoned (Naic and Carmona, Cavite; Batangas; Bay, Santa Cruz and Pagsanjan, Laguna; Canlubang, Laguna), branched out southwest from the line heading east southeast to Antipolo and Montalban. Main Line South was constructed not long afterward and was the first railway line of Manila Railroad Company (MRR, later PNR) crossing the Pasig River, with Pandacan and all the oil refineries and other branch lines, including one right to the former site of Philippine Vegetable Oil Company in Santa Mesa, being constructed right after the Pasig River bridge.^[1]

Station layout

L1 Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform A	PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban (←)
	Platform B	PNR Metro Commuter towards Alabang (→)
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
L1	Concourse/ Street Level	Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, Line 2 Pureza Station, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Puregold Sta. Mesa

Nearby landmarks

The station is near landmarks such as the Santa Mesa Public Market, SM City Sta. Mesa, Puregold Sta. Mesa, the main campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), the Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST), the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School, and the Philippine headquarters of the Tzu Chi Foundation.

Transportation links

Santa Mesa station is accessible by jeepneys and buses plying the Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard route. Several cycle rickshaw terminals are also located near the station.

A Line 2 station, Pureza, is a short walk from Santa Mesa station. Alternately, commuters may opt to ride tricycles to there.

Reconstruction

Santa Mesa station will be reconstructed as part of the North–South Commuter Railway. The two side platforms at the new station building's fifth level will be the highest in the world from ground level at 29.9 m (98 ft), exceeding Smith–Ninth Streets station's 26.7 m (88 ft).^[2]

External links

• Media related to Santa Mesa station at Wikimedia Commons

References