Highway 54 (now called EDSA, an acronym for Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) was built during the Commonwealth period. The EDSA Guadalupe Bridge was built on top of the Antipolo Extension Railways. The line from Guadalupe to Montalban and Antipolo was abandoned before World War II and was never rebuilt. The line from Sta Mesa to EDSA Guadalupe bridge was used up to the late 1970s while the line after the bridge was converted into industrial plants, housing, roads and the rest occupied by informal settlers. In the late 1990s, a new MRT was constructed on top of the Antipolo Extension as seen in the picture above. MRT construction started in 1997. The initial section from North Avenue to Buendia opened on December 16, 1999 while the Buendia to Taft Avenue, on July 20, 2000.
Train service once again crossed the unpredictable Marikina River after more than 60 years. Construction of the LRT 2 started in 1998 and the Santolan, Pasig to Cubao segment was opened on April 5, 2003. Cubao to Legarda segment on April 5, 2004 and Legarda to Recto segment, October 29, 2004. There are plans to extend this line to Antipolo (Masinag).
Train service to Marikina stopped before World War II. Marikina residents yearn for the return of the Iron Horse. The City government bought a Baldwin steam locomotive (from Pampanga Sugar Dev. Co.) and was exhibited at the Marikina Riverside complex to serve as a reminder of the Manila Railroad Company line that ran across the entire Marikina town.
To be continued...
4 comments:
i'm a marikeyo and i just want to say that this blog is awesome! ver very informative.
i remember there's a place in Marikina named "Daang Bakal". I guess there once a railroad built in that area going to Rizal...
yes, daang bakal extends up to San Mateo all the way to Montalban in the north.
And from the south end of Daang Bakal in Marikina, the Shoe Avenue connects. this road is actually the same path all the way to south, to Munding Avenue crossing Marcos Highway then F. Mariano Avenue, Tramo Streetand C. raymundo Avenue in Pasig .
look at the picture (http://d0ctrine.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/old-rail-trace-06sept2012.jpg) the green line, and that is Marikina line of Manila Railroad Company during early 1900s.
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