Niog station

{{Short description|Railway station in Bacoor, Philippines}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox station | name = Niog | symbol = 1 | symbol_location = manila | type = Manila Light Rail Transit System | image = | image_caption = | address = Bacoor, Cavite | line = {{rail color box|system=Manila LRT|line=1|inline=yes}}<br>{{rail color box|system=Manila LRT|line=6|inline=yes}} | other = | structure = Elevated | platform = | tracks = | parking = | bicycle = | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | opened = | opening = 2031 (Line 1)<br>TBA (Line 6) | rebuilt = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Manila LRT|line1=1|left1=Zapote|line2=6|right2=Tirona Highway}} | accessible = | code = | owned = Light Rail Transit Authority | zone = }} '''Niog station''' is a proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) station which will serve as the termini of the LRT Line 1 (LRT-1) and the proposed LRT Line 6 (LRT-6). The station will be situated on the intersection of Aguinaldo Highway and Niog Road in Bacoor, Cavite. It is part of the LRT-1 South Extension Project, being the final station on the planned extension, while it shall be an intermodal terminal with the LRT-6 towards Pala-Pala station.

The LRT-6 would link the station to the city of Dasmariñas further along the Aguinaldo Highway, creating seven more stations. When built, the station will also serve as the new line's northern terminus.

==History== Niog station was first planned as part of the Line 1 South Extension, which calls for a mostly elevated extension of approximately {{convert|11.7|km|mi|sp=us}}. The extension will have 8 passenger stations with an option for 2 future stations (Manuyo Uno and Talaba).<ref name="south">{{cite web |url=http://www.lrta.gov.ph/projects/proj_l1southex.htm |title=Project Update: The Line 1 South Extension Project |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060430014927/http://www.lrta.gov.ph/projects/proj_l1southex.htm |archive-date=April 30, 2006 |publisher=Light Rail Transit Authority |access-date=March 25, 2012}}</ref> The project was first approved on August 25, 2000 and the implementing agreement for the project was approved on January 22, 2002.<ref name="extnStartConstruction" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|title=LRMC breaks ground on LRT-1 Cavite Extension project|url=https://lrmc.ph/2017/05/04/lrmc-breaks-ground-on-lrt-1-cavite-extension-project/|publisher=Light Rail Manila Corporation|date=May 4, 2017|access-date=August 9, 2021}}</ref> Meanwhile, construction works on the south extension began on May 7, 2019 after the right of way acquisitions were cleared.<ref name="extnStartConstruction">{{Cite news|first=Faye|last=Orellana|title=Construction of LRT-1 Cavite extension begins|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1114819/construction-of-lrt-1-cavite-extension-begins|date=May 7, 2019|access-date=August 9, 2021}}</ref>

On November 15, 2024, Phase 1 of the LRT Line 1 Extension, which runs between {{stn|Redemptorist}} and {{stn|Dr. Santos}}, was inaugurated; the LRMC management announced the start of its commercial operations to be on the following day.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Gita Carlo|first1=Ruth Abbey |title=PBBM: ‘More reliable’ transport with LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1|url= https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1237923|accessdate=November 15, 2024 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=November 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1 partial opening this November —DOTR |first=Anna Felicia |last=Bajo |date=November 7, 2024 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/926286/dotr-announces-partial-opening-of-lrt-1-cavite-extension-phase-1-this-november/story/ |work=GMA Integrated News |access-date=November 7, 2024}}</ref> Meanwhile, Phases 2 and 3 will begin operations by 2031 as challenges hindered their completion with the delays in the acquisition of right of way.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosales |first=Elijah Felice |title=Final leg of LRT-1 extension stalled until 2026 |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2024/08/12/2377135/final-leg-lrt-1-extension-stalled-until-2026?fbclid=IwY2xjawErpFZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRVbNpJfBCP9YNMOPENwt7TDReJce1fZCgKotNBVqZsY5gD_IPxiwc62SA_aem_HEIy_iy6Nu-TfKfeGweW4g |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>

==Nearby landmarks== The closest immediate landmarks to the station are Hotel Sogo and St. Dominic College of Asia only within the intersection of Aguinaldo Highway and Bacoor Boulevard.

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Category:Manila Light Rail Transit System stations Category:Proposed railway stations in the Philippines