Manila International
Manila Light Rail Transit System
Construction of Manila International Airport station in April 2023
General information
Other namesMIA
LocationRoxas Boulevard
Tambo, Parañaque
Owned byLight Rail Transit Authority
Line(s)Line 1
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Services
Preceding station LRTA_Logo
Manila LRT		 Following station
Redemptorist
towards Fernando Poe Jr.
 Line 1 Asia World
towards Niog

Manila International Airport station is an under-construction Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) system in Parañaque. It is a part of the LRT-1 South Extension Project. As the name implies, this station is planned to connect LRT-1 to Ninoy Aquino International Airport. However, it will not directly connect Line 1 to the airport.

History

Manila International Airport (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).[1] The project was first approved on August 25, 2000, and the implementing agreement for the project was approved on January 22, 2002.[2] 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 second Aquino 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.[3] Meanwhile, construction works on the south extension began on May 7, 2019, after the right-of-way acquisitions were cleared.[2]

As of 1 April 2023, the project is 82.7% complete; the station itself is 66.8% complete.[4] Phase 1 of the extension (from Redemptorist to Dr. Santos) is slated to be operational by the 4th quarter of 2024,[4] with full operations by second quarter of 2027.[5]

See also


References

  1. ↑ "Project Update: The Line 1 South Extension Project". Light Rail Transit Authority. Archived from the original on April 30, 2006. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Orellana, Faye (May 7, 2019). "Construction of LRT-1 Cavite extension begins". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ "LRMC breaks ground on LRT-1 Cavite Extension project". Light Rail Manila Corporation. May 4, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "LRMC achieves 83% completion rate for LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1". Light Rail Manila Corporation. April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ Balinbin, Arjay L. (August 9, 2021). "LRMC says LRT-1 Cavite Extension 60% finished". BusinessWorld. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

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