Blumentritt station is a station on the South Main Line ("Southrail") of the Philippine National Railways

Philippine National Railways

The Philippine National Railways , or PNR, is a state-owned railway company in the Philippines, operating a single line of track on Luzon. As of 2010, it operates one commuter rail service in Metro Manila and a second in the Bicol Region. PNR restored its intercity service to the Bicol region in 2011...

. Like all PNR stations, it is at grade. It is located at the corner of Old Antipolo Street and Rizal Avenue

Rizal Avenue

Rizal Avenue also known as "Avenida" or "Avenida Rizal" is one of Manila's main thoroughfares. Named after the national hero José Rizal, it is a part of Radial Road 9 . The Light Rail Transit's Yellow Line elevated railroad is built above the street in its entire length, and several jeepneys ply...

 in Sampaloc

Sampaloc, Manila

Sampaloc is a district of Manila which is primarily a residential and educational center. Part of the Malacañang Palace is located in Sampaloc. The University of Santo Tomas, University of the East Manila are part of the University Belt to name a few, the famous Dangwa flower market at Dimasalang...

, Manila

Manila

Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

 and derives its name from nearby Blumentritt Street, which is named after the Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 professor Ferdinand Blumentritt

Ferdinand Blumentritt

Ferdinand Blumentritt , was a teacher, secondary school principal in Litoměřice, lecturer, and author of articles and books on the Philippines and its ethnography...

, friend of José Rizal

José Rizal

José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is regarded as the foremost Filipino patriot and is listed as one of the national heroes of the Philippines by...

 and sympathizer of the Filipino cause.

The station is the second station southbound from Tutuban

Tutuban railway station

Tutuban station is the main train station of the Philippine National Railways and the main train station of the city of Manila in the Philippines...

 and is the first of four Southrail stations serving Sampaloc. It is near major landmarks such as the Blumentritt Market, SM City San Lazaro

SM City San Lazaro

SM City San Lazaro is a shopping mall owned and developed by SM Prime Holdings by Henry Sy, Sr It is located in Santa Cruz, Manila, this is the 2nd SM Supermall in the City of Manila after SM City Manila which was opened on April 2000...

 (previously the San Lazaro Hippodrome), the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center

Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing and Liberal Arts

The Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing and Liberal Arts was established in 1921 as the Chinese General Hospital School of Nursing . The idea was conceived by Dr. Jose Tee Han Kee, who was then the Director of the Chinese General Hospital. With him were three physicians who organized the...

 and the Manila Chinese Cemetery

Manila Chinese Cemetery

The Manila Chinese Cemetery is the second oldest cemetery in Manila after La Loma Cemetery and was designated as the resting place for the Chinese citizens who were denied burial in Catholic cemeteries during the Spanish colonial period. The cemetery was witness to many executions during World War...

. Further away from the station are the Manila North Cemetery

Manila North Cemetery

The Manila North Cemetery , which measures 54 hectares, is considered the biggest and one of the oldest cemeteries in Metro Manila. Beside it are two other important cemeteries, namely the La Loma Cemetery and the Manila Chinese Cemetery...

, La Loma Cemetery

La Loma Cemetery

The La Loma Catholic Cemetery was opened in 1884 and is located mostly in the city of Manila and the northwestern part to Caloocan.The La Loma Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Manila with an area of slightly less than 54 hectares...

 and St. Theresa's College, Quezon City.

Blumentritt station is one of four stations whose original platforms have been retained for service. However, it is unique in the sense that the new platforms designed to accommodate new PNR diesel multiple unit

Diesel multiple unit

A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines. They may also be referred to as a railcar or railmotor, depending on country.-Design:...

s are not connected to the station's original platforms, unlike solutions employed at stations such as España

España railway station

España station is a station on the South Main Line of the Philippine National Railways. Like all PNR stations, it is at grade. It is located along España Boulevard in Sampaloc, Manila, which is where it gets its name....

, where the new platforms are directly connected to the original ones. The old platforms are still used to accommodate Commuter Express locomotives and especially intercity trains.

Transportation links

Blumentritt station is accessible by jeepneys plying the Rizal Avenue route. Cycle rickshaws are also used to navigate around the station's immediate vicinity.

A Manila Light Rail Transit System

Manila Light Rail Transit System

The Manila Light Rail Transit System, popularly known as the LRT, is a metropolitan rail system serving the Metro Manila area in the Philippines. Although referred to as a light rail system because it originally used light rail vehicles, it has many characteristics of a rapid transit system, such...

 station, also named Blumentritt

Blumentritt LRT Station

Blumentritt LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Yellow Line . Like all other LRT-1 stations, Blumentritt station is above-ground. The station serves Sampaloc in Manila. The station itself is located near Blumentritt Street, which the station was named after...

, is located immediately above the station.