Nichols railway station

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 Nichols 
Philippine National Railways

Platform area of Nichols station.
Station statistics
Address East Service Road
Western Bicutan, Taguig City
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
Line(s) PNR Southrail
Structure type At grade
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened March 25, 2010
Accessible
Station code NIC
Owned by Philippine National Railways
Services
Preceding station   PNR   Following station
toward Tutuban
Commuter Express
toward Alabang or Santa Rosa

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 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.

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 City, 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

L1
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform A PNR Commuter Express towards Tutuban (←)
Platform B PNR Commuter Express towards Alabang (→)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
L1 Concourse/
Street Level
Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, Villamor Airbase, Fort Bonifacio, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Newport City, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Libingan ng mga Bayani, Philippine State College of Aeronautics, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, The Heritage Memorial Park, Bonifacio Global City, McKinley Hill, McKinley West
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