Baao station
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Baao | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°27′23″N 123°22′05″E / 13.45632°N 123.36814°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||
| Operator | Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||
| Line | Former: South Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Stair | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1, plus 1 siding track | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | April 1, 1920 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Baao station is a former railway station and operating request stop located on the South Main Line in Baao, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It was last used for the Bicol Commuter service.
History
Baao station was opened on April 1, 1920 by the Manila Railroad Company as part of the Legazpi Division from Tabaco, Albay to Naga, Camarines Sur. Passenger service to Manila only started on January 31, 1938 upon the completion of the South Main Line.
After many years of abandonment, services resumed on July 31, 2023 along the Bicol Commuter route Naga–Ligao.[1] Further services to Legazpi resumed on December 23, 2023.[2]
On 10 November 2025, trains serving the station were suspended after Typhoon Uwan caused significant damage to a bridge along the Naga-Legazpi route in Guinobatan, Albay, with the Department of Transport (DOTr) immediately issuing a directive to fast-track repairs. [3] Despite an initial reopening date of February 2026, services remain suspended as of July 2026. [4] An inspection of the bridge was carried out on July 13, 2026, and damaged sleepers were removed while PNR continues the procurement process for machinery and materials to carry out the repair.[5][6]
Services
During 2023-2025, the station was served by Bicol Commuter trains using INKA CC300 locomotives from Indonesia. There were 4 trips every day, and the station was a request stop.[7] Without any structure and formal facilities at the station, boarding was done using stairs.
References
- ↑ Relativo, James (27 July 2023). "'Cam Sur to Albay': PNR route from Naga-Ligao resumes operations starting July 31". Philippine Star. PhilStar Daily, Inc. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ↑ Cabalza, Dexter; Jaucian, Michael (23 December 2023). "After 6 years, rail trips resume in Bicol". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Pinnacle Printers Corporation. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ↑ Barro II, Dexter (10 November 2025). "DOTr suspends PNR's Naga-Legazpi route amid 'Uwan' damage". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Jaucian, Michael B. (1 December 2025). "PNR partly resumes trips to Bicol". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "𝑻𝑰𝑮𝑵𝑨𝑵: 𝑹𝑬𝑯𝑨𝑩𝑰𝑳𝑰𝑻𝑨𝑺𝒀𝑶𝑵 𝑵𝑮 𝑺𝑨𝑵 𝑹𝑨𝑭𝑨𝑬𝑳 𝑩𝑹𝑰𝑫𝑮𝑬 𝑺𝑨 𝑮𝑼𝑰𝑵𝑶𝑩𝑨𝑻𝑨𝑵, 𝑨𝑳𝑩𝑨𝒀, 𝑰𝑵𝑰𝑯𝑨𝑵𝑫𝑨 𝑵𝑨 𝑵𝑮 𝑷𝑵𝑹!". Facebook. Philippine National Railways. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "𝑷𝑨𝑻𝑼𝑳𝑶𝒀 𝑨𝑵𝑮 𝑷𝑨𝑮𝑺𝑨𝑺𝑨𝑮𝑨𝑾𝑨 𝑵𝑮 𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑲 𝑴𝑨𝑰𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑨𝑵𝑪𝑬 𝑨𝑪𝑻𝑰𝑽𝑰𝑻𝑰𝑬𝑺 𝑺𝑨 𝑻𝑼𝑳𝑨𝒀 𝑵𝑮 𝑷𝑵𝑹 𝑺𝑨 𝑨𝑳𝑩𝑨𝒀 𝑵𝑮𝑨𝒀𝑶𝑵𝑮 #𝑹𝑰𝑳𝑬𝑺𝑴𝑰𝒀𝑬𝑹𝑲𝑼𝑳𝑬𝑺". Facebook. Philippine National Railways. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Philippine National Railways (PNR) Naga Schedule of Travel". Maogmang Lugar - CITY OF NAGA. City Government of Naga. Retrieved 28 May 2025.