Nichols railway station

Nichols
Philippine National Railways
Platform area of Nichols station.
Location	East Service Road Western Bicutan, Taguig
Coordinates	14°31′26.04″N 121°1′34.10″E / 14.5239000°N 121.0261389°E / 14.5239000; 121.0261389Coordinates: 14°31′26.04″N 121°1′34.10″E / 14.5239000°N 121.0261389°E / 14.5239000; 121.0261389
Owned by	Philippine National Railways
Line(s)	█ PNR Southrail
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	NIC
History
Opened	March 25, 2010
Services
Preceding station   PNR   Following station EDSA toward Tutuban Metro Commuter FTI toward Calamba

PNR Metro Commuter
Legend
South Commuter Line  Tutuban Blumentritt  LRT1  Laong Laan España Santa Mesa  LRT2  Pasig River Pandacan Paco San Andres Vito Cruz Manila Makati Buendia Pasay Road EDSA  MRT3  Makati Taguig Nichols FTI Taguig Parañaque Bicutan Parañaque Muntinlupa Sucat Alabang Muntinlupa Muntinlupa San Pedro San Pedro Pacita MG San Pedro Biñan Golden City 1 Biñan Biñan Santa Rosa Santa Rosa Santa Rosa Cabuyao Cabuyao Mamatid Cabuyao Calamba Calamba

Nichols station (formerly Bonifacio-Villamor) is a station of the South Main Line ("Southrail") of the Philippine National Railways. Like all PNR stations, this station is at grade. It is located on the East Service Road of the South Luzon Expressway in Taguig, on the foot of the Sales Interchange, and takes its name from one of the area's popular nicknames, Nichols, which is also the former name of Villamor Airbase. The station, one of two newly built stations on the South Main Line (the other is San Andres), opened for revenue service on March 25, 2010.

The station is the twelfth station from Tutuban and is one of two stations serving Taguig, the other station being FTI.

Nearby landmarks

Aside being near both Villamor Airbase and Fort Bonifacio, it is also near Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Newport City, the headquarters of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Further away from the station are the Philippine State College of Aeronautics, the Pasay City South High School, Magallanes Village in Makati, the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, The Heritage Memorial Park, the Bonifacio Global City, McKinley Hill, and the future McKinley West.

Transportation links

Nichols station is accessible by jeepneys plying routes on the East Service Road, Lawton Avenue (the road which leads to Fort Bonifacio) and Sales Road (the road which leads to Villamor Airbase), as well as buses plying these routes.

Station Layout