Zapote station

{{Short description|Proposed train station in Bacoor, Philippines}} {{Infobox station | name = Zapote | symbol = 1 | symbol_location = manila | type = Manila Light Rail Transit System | image = File:LRT-1 Zapote Satellite Depot 2024-07-07.jpg | image_caption = Aerial view of the site of the Zapote station and satellite depot in 2024 | address = Barangay Zapote V, Bacoor, Cavite | coordinates = {{coord|14.472026|N|120.96748|E|region:PH_type:railwaystation|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | line = Line 1 | other = | structure = At-grade | platform = | tracks = | parking = | bicycle = | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | opened = | opening = 2031 | rebuilt = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Manila LRT|line1=1|left1=Las Piñas|right1=Niog|to-right1=Niog}} | accessible = | code = | owned = Light Rail Transit Authority | zone = }}

'''Zapote station''' is a proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on Line 1 of the LRT in Bacoor, Cavite. The station will be located at the line’s Zapote Satellite Depot. Unlike other stations on Line 1, Zapote station will be constructed at grade. It is part of the LRT-1 South Extension Project and is expected to be the first LRT-1 station located outside Metro Manila.

==History== Zapote station was first planned as part of the Line 1 South Extension plan, which calls for a mostly elevated extension of approximately {{convert|11.7|km|mi|sp=us}}. The extension will have eight passenger stations, with an option for two 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 was approved on January 22, 2002.<ref name="extnStartConstruction" /> However, construction of the extension was repeatedly delayed, and the project was eventually shelved.

Plans for the southern extension were revived as early as 2012 during the Benigno Aquino III administration and were expected to begin construction in 2014, but were delayed due to right of way issues. These 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> Construction work on the South Extension began on May 7, 2019, after 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; LRMC management announced that commercial operations would begin 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 |access-date=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> Phases 2 and 3 are expected to begin operations by 2031, as challenges—particularly delays in right-of-way acquisition—have hindered their completion.<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 |access-date=November 16, 2024 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>

==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|Access Road (Zapote station)}}

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