Tagkawayan station
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| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | G. Eleazar Street, Tagkawayan, Quezon | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°57′44″N 122°32′24″E / 13.9623°N 122.5399°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Philippine National Railways | ||||||||||||||
| Line | South Main Line | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1, plus 2 sidings | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | January 11, 1938 | ||||||||||||||
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Tagkawayan station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in Tagkawayan, Quezon, Philippines. Serving the Tagkawayan municipal proper, 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
Tagkawayan was opened on January 11, 1938 when the first freight service from Manila to Legazpi commenced, passenger services started on January 31.
On April 16, 1995 an IED had detonated on the tracks, with the perpetrators never being found.
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]
While services from Tagkawayan to Naga City had been touted to return as early as 2021, trains along this full section remain suspended as of 2026 due to damage from natural disasters, with Lupi Viejo being the current eastern extent of services from Naga.[3] [4] PNR completed repairs of the Binahan Bridge in Ragay in June 2025, with the hope of finally re-establishing services from Naga into Quezon province.[5] However, Typhoon Uwan caused the partial collapse of another bridge in Ragay during November 2025, between Barangay Apad and Barangay Cale.[6][7] Instead, the Pasay-Tiwi bus serves riders in the meantime.
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Cabalza, Dexter; Jaucian, Michael (2023). "After 6 years, rail trips resume in Bicol". The Inquirer. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ↑ "The Expats' Ultimate Guide to Public Transportation in the Philippines". Primer. July 16, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ↑ Calipay, Connie (13 June 2025). "PNR repairs bridge expanding rail ops from CamSur to Quezon". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚. 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗜 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗗 𝗡𝗔 𝗡𝗔𝗚-𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗘𝗛𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔 𝗣𝗡𝗥 𝗔𝗧 𝗗𝗢𝗧𝗿 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔 𝗦𝗔 𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗦𝗔 𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗬". Facebook. Congressman Hori Horibata. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Nabaloktot 😱 🙏 Ang Mahabang Tulay ng tren, Dulot ng Bagyong Uwan, sa Ragay Camarines sur. PANOORIN". YouTube. KatambayBicol. Retrieved 28 July 2026.