MIA station, also known as MIA Road station,[1] is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Parañaque. It is part of the Line 1 Cavite Extension Project, which opened to the public on November 16, 2024. Situated at the intersection of Roxas Boulevard and Seaside Drive, which is the physical continuation of the adjacent NAIA Road, it serves Barangay Tambo and Entertainment City.
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| Other names | MIA Road | ||||||||||
| Location | Roxas Boulevard cor. Seaside Drive Tambo, Parañaque | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°31′06″N 120°59′35″E / 14.51843°N 120.99299°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Light Rail Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 16, 2024 | ||||||||||
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The station is the fourth station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr., the twenty-second station for trains headed to Dr. Santos, and is one of the five LRT-1 stations in Parañaque; the others are Redemptorist, Asia World, Ninoy Aquino and Dr. Santos.
Name
editMIA is the abbreviation for the former name of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), which was Manila International Airport, opened in 1948, two years after independence from the United States. Following the government's renaming of MIA as NAIA in 1987, the adjacent road that was previously named the same became NAIA Road between Roxas Boulevard and the terminals. Although the station is named after the airport, it is not located within the airport complex; Ninoy Aquino station is located closer to NAIA Terminal 1.
History
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MIA station was first planned as part of the Line 1 South Extension plan, which calls for a mostly elevated extension of approximately 11.7 kilometers (7.3 mi). The extension will have 8 passenger stations with an option for 2 future stations (Manuyo Uno and Talaba).[2] The project was first approved on August 25, 2000, and the implementing agreement for the project was approved on January 22, 2002.[3] However, construction for the extension was repeatedly delayed until the project was shelved years later.
The plans for the southern extension project were restarted as early as 2012 during the Benigno Aquino III administration and was expected to begin construction in 2014, but was delayed due to right-of-way issues. The issues were resolved in 2016 and the project broke ground on May 4, 2017.[4] Meanwhile, construction works on the south extension began on May 7, 2019 after the right of way acquisitions were cleared.[3]
On November 15, 2024, Phase 1 of the extension was inaugurated by President Bongbong Marcos; the LRMC management announced the commencement of its commercial operations the following day.[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Uson, Melanie (August 12, 2024). "LOOK: Upcoming railway system to connect seven train lines in Greater Manila Area". l!fe · The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "Project Update: The Line 1 South Extension Project". Light Rail Transit Authority. Archived from the original on April 30, 2006. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Orellana, Faye (May 7, 2019). "Construction of LRT-1 Cavite extension begins". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "LRMC breaks ground on LRT-1 Cavite Extension project". Light Rail Manila Corporation. May 4, 2017. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ Gita Carlo, Ruth Abbey (November 15, 2024). "PBBM: 'More reliable' transport with LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ Bajo, Anna Felicia (November 7, 2024). "LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1 partial opening this November —DOTR". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
External links
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Media related to Manila International Airport station at Wikimedia Commons
