Alabang station

Alabang station is a station on the South Main Line ("Southrail") of the Philippine National Railways. Like all PNR stations, this station is at grade. The station is located on T. Molina Street in Alabang, Muntinlupa, near the Alabang Viaduct of the South Luzon Expressway.

Alabang
Alabang station without the side track in 2011.
LocationT. Molina Street, Alabang
Muntinlupa, Metro Manila
Philippines
Coordinates14°25′10.46″N 121°2′51.63″E
Owned byPhilippine National Railways
Line(s) PNR Southrail
PlatformsSide platform
Tracks1, plus 1 siding track
ConnectionsBuses, jeepneys, and PUVs at Starmall Alabang
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingYes (Starmall Alabang)
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessYes (2016)
Other information
StatusMostly Terminus
Station codeAA
History
Opened1908
RebuiltApril 19, 2010
Services
Preceding station   PNR   Following station
toward Tutuban
Metro South Commuter
toward IRRI
Terminus
toward Tutuban
Bicol Express
toward Legazpi
Isarog Limited
toward Naga
Location
Alabang
Location within Metro Manila

The station is the sixteenth station southbound from Tutuban and is one of three PNR stations serving Muntinlupa City, the others being Sucat , Muntinlupa and Tunasan.

Alabang station is the only PNR station to be completely rebuilt in a different location, having been moved from its original location at Montillano Street to behind the Starmall Alabang on T. Molina Street. The new station was opened on April 19, 2010. The other one is the Dela Rosa railway station which moved a block south to better accommodate trains and mitigate traffic interruptions in Gil Puyat Avenue.

Nearby landmarks

The station is near several health institutions such as the Asian Hospital and Medical Center, the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, and the Ospital ng Muntinlupa; educational institutions such as the Saint Bernadette College of Alabang, Saint Francis of Assisi College Alabang, Alabang Elementary School, and Pedro E. Diaz High School; shopping malls like the Starmall Alabang, Festival Alabang, and Ayala Malls South Park; and corporate offices within Filinvest Corporate City such as the headquarters of Insular Life. Further away from the station are the headquarters of the Food and Drug Administration (formerly the Bureau of Food and Drugs), San Beda College Alabang, the Alabang Town Center, Madrigal Business Park, and Ayala Alabang Village.

The station is accessible by jeepneys plying the South Luzon Expressway and Alabang-Zapote Road routes. A bus terminal is located at the front of the Starmall Alabang, while the South Station jeepney terminal is located across the mall on the other side of the South Luzon Expressway.

Station layout

L1
Platforms
Side Platform, doors will open on the left
Platform PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban (←)
Platform PNR Metro Commuter towards Calamba (→)
L1 Concourse/
Street Level
Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, Starmall Alabang
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