Malvar LRT Station

Malvar Station Rapid transit
Station statistics
Address	Epifanio de los Santos Avenue corner Gen. Malvar Street Bagong Barrio and East Grace Park Caloocan City
Lines	█ Yellow Line
Platforms	Side Platforms (Assumed)
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	Under Approval
Owned by	Light Rail Transit Authority
Services
Preceding station   Manila LRT   Following station Balintawak toward North Avenue (under planning) Yellow Line Monumento toward Baclaran

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.

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.^[1] Studies by Caloocan's City Planning and Development Department showed that the Monumento Terminal would be congested once the line extension project is completed.^[1] The studies estimated that around 500,000 commuters from the CAMANAVA (Caloocan-Malabon-Navotas-Valenzuela) and Bulacan area will benefit from the additional station.^[2] 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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] In January 2009, the National Government approved the proposal of the Caloocan government for the additional station.^[5]

Current status

In its most recent project update, the LRTA has designated the Bagong Barrio station as Malvar station.^[6]

As of 31 August, 2010, the station is set to be approved by the National Economic and Development Authority.^[6]

The feasibility study for the station was concluded on 22 December, 2010. However, bidding for the station is yet to be scheduled.^[7]

The station is included in the separate package that included the North Avenue station.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Caloocan wants LRT station in Bagong Barrio. The Philippine Star. September 15, 2008
2. ^ ^{a b} Government urged to construct LRT station in Bagong Barrio. Caloocan City Public Information Office. November 3, 2008
3. ^ LRTA thumbs down additional station in Caloocan. The Philippine Star. November 5, 2008
4. ^ Caloocan to LRTA: No Bagong Barrio station, no permit. The Philippine Star. January 18, 2009
5. ^ Caloocan's petition for LRT station in Bagong Barrio OK'd. The Philippine Star. January 14, 2009
6. ^ ^{a b} LRTA - Project Updates. Light Rail Transit Authority. August 31, 2010
7. ^ Feasibility study for P1.2-B LRT Malvar station ready. Business Mirror. December 22, 2010

Coordinates: 14°39′25.93″N 120°59′35.32″E / 14.6572028°N 120.9931444°E / 14.6572028; 120.9931444