Dagupan station
terminus of the Philippine National Railways (PNR)
Dagupan station was a terminus of the Philippine National Railways Northrail in Dagupan, Pangasinan.
Station layout
Dagupan station had six tracks. It also had multiple platforms: one island platform at the original station building, two at the new station building, and one at the eastern entrance road. The new station building, made of rubble stone, is located just south of the original station building. The original station building's entrance was situated along Pangasinan–La Union Road (present-day A.B. Fernandez East Avenue), between an engineering office and a Delco plant. The station was also surrounded by access roads.
History
Dagupan station was opened on November 24, 1892 as the northern terminus of the Manila–Dagupan Ferrocarril Line of the Manila Railroad Company. The line later became the PNR North Main Line.
A new station building was built, when it became an intermediate station as the line was extended north to La Union.
The station became a terminus once again when the Dagupan–San Fernando line closed in 1983.
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