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Nichols Station
Commuter rail
Platform area of Nichols station. Above are ramps of the Metro Manila Skyway (wide elevated road in the left side) leading to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.Station statistics Address East Service Road
Western Bicutan, Taguig CityCoordinates 14°31′26.04″N 121°1′34.10″E / 14.5239°N 121.026139°ECoordinates: 14°31′26.04″N 121°1′34.10″E / 14.5239°N 121.026139°E Lines █ PNR Southrail Structure At grade Platforms Side platforms Tracks 2 Other information Opened March 25, 2010 Accessible Code NIC Owned by Philippine National Railways Services Preceding station PNR Following station toward TutubanCommuter Express FTItoward BiñanNichols 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 City, 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 City, the other station being FTI. 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 City, the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial and the Fort Bonifacio Global City.
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.
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