Hinulugang Taktak MRR Train Station

Antipolo extension.-(40 kilometers.) The first section of this line was opened to public traffic from the Manila station to Pasig, 16 kilometers, on December 22, 1905. The second section, from Pasig to Rosario Junction and thence to Taytay, at 25 kilometers, was opened February 22, 1906, and the third section, from Rosario Junction up the left bank of the Mariquina River to Mariquina, a distance of 4.5 kilometers, was opened March 17, 1906. On this line there are 5 steel bridges, 5 pile bridges, and 39 cement and masonry culverts. The San Juan River is crossed by a steel bridge of four 66-foot spans in concrete cylinder foundations, and the Mariquina River is crossed by a similarly constructed bridge but consisting of five 100-foot spans. A ferry has been constructed between Fort McKinley station and the military wharf on the other side of the Pasig for the transportation of quartermaster wagons and military supplies. A request has been made for the construction of a rack railroad of the " strub system," not to exceed 2 kilometers in total length, on the last section of 7 kilometers to Antipolo. This type of construction was deemed the best method of securing ascent of the difficult hills in the climb to Antipolo. This matter is still pending. On May 15, the company was granted an extension of time from May 23, 1906,until December 31, 1906, for the completion of the whole line. The number of passengers carried on this line during the first half of 1906 was 258,612, or more than a third of the number carried upon the main line for the same period. The line is to be double tracked up to the Santa Mesa station and a spur line of 3 kilometers will be constructed to and across the Pasig River for connection with the proposed lines through the southern provinces.

Source:
Title: Annual report of the Directory of Lands. [1905]
Author: Philippines. Bureau of Lands.
page 188


Hinulugang Taktak Train Station posts currently being preserved inside Hinulugang Taktak National Park.

The Taytay to Antipolo line was abandoned on February 21, 1918 (Act No. 2748)

Antipolo Extension: 100 Years After (Part IV)

MRR Rosario Junction. September, 2007.
Rosario to Taytay ROW. Rosario, Pasig. September, 2007.
The Road to Marikina. Rosario Junction. September, 2007.
Taytay ROW opposite Valley Golf entrance. September, 2007.
Blocked! Antipolo Extension ROW Valley Golf Taytay Gate. September, 2007.
No sticker, no entry. Antipolo Extension ROW Valley Golf Antipolo Gate. September, 2007.
Tayo na sa Antipolo at doon maligo tayo!. Hinilugang Taktak Gate beside the MRR ROW. September, 2007
The old MRR ROW. Taytay to Antipolo. September, 2007.
Old Antipolo Extension Railroad Crossing. Taytay straight ahead. Left to Antipolo. Right to Marikina. September, 2007
Antipolo Railroad Crossing. September, 2007.

Antipolo Extension: 100 Years After (Part III)

Antipolo Extension construction photos.
Rock cut at San Felipe Neri (now Mandaluyong City), Antipolo Extension




Approach to crossing of San Juan River, Antipolo Extenstion

Antipolo Extension: 100 Years After (Part II)

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...

Complete Antipolo Extension!

Please download kml files below to view entire Antipolo Extension of the Manila Railroad Company.


1. Sta. Mesa to Montalban

2. Rosario Junction to Taytay

3. Taytay to Antipolo

Tayo na sa Antipolo at doon maligo tayo sa batis na kung tawagin ay ...

The Antipolo Extension: 100 Years After

Antipolo extension.-(40 kilometers.) The first section of this line was opened to public traffic from the Manila station to Pasig, 16 kilometers, on December 22, 1905. The second section, from Pasig to Rosario Junction and thence to Taytay, at 25 kilometers, was opened February 22, 1906, and the third section, from Rosario Junction up the left bank of the Mariquina River to Mariquina, a distance of 4.5 kilometers, was opened March 17, 1906. On this line there are 5 steel bridges, 5 pile bridges, and 39 cement and masonry culverts. The San Juan River is crossed by a steel bridge of four 66-foot spans in concrete cylinder foundations, and the Mariquina River is crossed by a similarly constructed bridge but consisting of five 100-foot spans. A ferry has been constructed between Fort McKinley station and the military wharf on the other side of the Pasig for the transportation of quartermaster wagons and military supplies. A request has been made for the construction of a rack railroad of the " strub system," not to exceed 2 kilometers in total length, on the last section of 7 kilometers to Antipolo. This type of construction was deemed the best method of securing ascent of the difficult hills in the climb to Antipolo. This matter is still pending. On May 15, the company was granted an extension of time from May 23, 1906,until December 31, 1906, for the completion of the whole line. The number of passengers carried on this line during the first half of 1906 was 258,612, or more than a third of the number carried upon the main line for the same period. The line is to be double tracked up to the Santa Mesa station and a spur line of 3 kilometers will be constructed to and across the Pasig River for connection with the proposed lines through the southern provinces.

Source:
Title: Annual report of the Directory of Lands. [1905]
Author: Philippines. Bureau of Lands.
page 188



The three cylinder piers of the San Juan River Bridge are the only remaining structure left. The bridge construction is similar to the Quingua Bridge in Pampanga. The building at the back of the three piers is the Market Place located at Kalentong St. Mandaluyong City. The market outgrew the railroad line that is responsible for its existence.



The construction of the new market led to the demolition of the beautiful Kalentong overpass at Daang Bakal. Daang Bakal is the term used by informal settlers for railroad. There is also a Daang Bakal in Marikina and near the end of the line in Montalban.



At the Boni St. crossing, the railroad tracks are now covered with asphalt. Yellow lines mark the spot, a unique pedestrian lane in the middle of the road intersection. Most of the residents of Barangay San Jose reside along this line. Same as with Daang Bakal, Hulo and Barangka Ilaya. These four barangays are the most densely populated area of Mandaluyong City.



Except for the houses and narrow street that mark the line, practically all the railroad structures in Hulo including the San Pedro station are now gone. The Rockwell Plant opposite Hulo is now a mall, there is a new Hulo-Makati bridge and a new ferry station was recently inaugurated but commuters still cross the river (to Makati) using the banca similar to what railroad commuters did when the line was still operational.

To be continued...

Rosario-Taytay Line

Image above is the Rosario Taytay Line of the Antipolo Extension of the Manila Railroad Company. Completed and put into operation February 22, 1906.

Click on image for bigger view. For Google Earth users, please download this kml file.

Antipolo Extension Marikina River Bridge

The above picture is the most probable location of the Antipolo Extension Marikina River Bridge. Photos of the steel bridge were published in the September,1906 edition of the Far Eastern Review.

Antipolo Extension Rosario Junction

Antipolo Extension branched in Rosario, Pasig. The red line is the railway going to Taytay while the black line is the railway going to Marikina up to Montalban. The Antipolo extension is part of the Mandaluyong line previous posted. Based on the timetable number 49 (in Navy Guide to Cavite and Manila page 96 published in 1908), the Antipolo extension has eight stations up to Rosario Junction namely: Manila, San Lazaro, Santa Mesa, San Felipe Neri (in Mandaluyong), San Pedro (Mandaluyong side of Pasig River across Makati), Fort Mackinley (Pasig side of the river),Pasig and Rosario. After Rosario going to Montalban, the route has four stations, Marikina, Bayanbayanan San Mateo and Montalban. There is only one station along the east branch (red line), Taytay.

The Mangahan floodway was constructed across both Montalban and Taytay branch of the railway.

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Mandaluyong Railway Line

Mandaluyong line branched near Polytechnic University of the Philippines and ended in Barangka Ilaya near the Guadalupe Bridge. There are railway stations within this line, namely: Daang Bakal, San Jose, Hulo and Barangka Ilaya.

The black line is the Mandaluyong line while the red line is the railway going to Laguna or the South railways.