Gumaca station
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| Location | Capisonda Street, Gumaca | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°55′13′′N 122°06′10′′E / 13.92030°N 122.10289°E / 13.92030; 122.10289 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||
| Line | South Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1, plus 1 siding track | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | May10, 1916;110 years ago(1916年05月10日) | ||||||||||
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Gumaca is a railway station located on the South Main Line in Quezon, Philippines. It was used for services such as the Bicol Express and Isarog Limited until 2012, and is currently disused while services remain suspended along much of the South Main Line.
History
[edit ]Gumaca was opened on May 10, 1916, as part of the extension of the Main Line South from Padre Burgos to Calauag, Quezon. The western side of the station building was demolished to give way for a new one.
Passenger trains have not used this station since October 2012, when a derailment caused the indefinite suspension of most of the South Main Line.[1] Due to typhoon damage, informal settlers and other track obstructions, only maintenance and inspection trains have operated along this section since, with PNR continually undertaking repair work to return services along the line.[2]
In October 2020, a test train derailed just outside of the town at the Lagyo Crossing. Local authorities believed that recently laid asphalt caused the derailment.[3]
References
[edit ]- ↑ "DOTC suspends PNR's Bicol Express after derailing incident". GMA News. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ Escandor Jr, Juan (20 November 2016). "Resumption of Bicol Express derailed". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "PNR train derailed in Gumaca town, Quezon". 18 October 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
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