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Tagkawayan station

Coordinates: 13°57′44″N 122°32′24″E / 13.9623°N 122.5399°E / 13.9623; 122.5399
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Tagkawayan
General information
LocationG. Eleazar Street, Tagkawayan, Quezon
Coordinates13°57′44″N 122°32′24″E / 13.9623°N 122.5399°E / 13.9623; 122.5399
Owned byPhilippine National Railways
Operated byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s)  South Main Line
PlatformsSide platform
Tracks1, plus 2 sidings
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJanuary 11, 1938
Services
Preceding station PNR Following station
Hondagua
towards Tutuban
Bicol Express Ragay
towards Legazpi
Isarog Limited Ragay
towards Naga

Tagkawayan station is a railway station located on the South Main Line in Tagkawayan, Quezon, Philippines. Serving the Tagkawayan municipal proper, it is still used for the Bicol Express and Isarog Limited.

History

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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.