Sucat railway station

 Sucat 
Philippine National Railways

Southbound platform of Sucat station with a parked PNR Electric multiple unit
Location Meralco Road
Sucat, Muntinlupa
Coordinates 14°27′7.70″N 121°3′3.36″E / 14.4521389°N 121.0509333°E / 14.4521389; 121.0509333Coordinates: 14°27′7.70″N 121°3′3.36″E / 14.4521389°N 121.0509333°E / 14.4521389; 121.0509333
Owned by Philippine National Railways
Line(s) PNR Southrail
Platforms 1 side platform and 1 island platform
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type At grade
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code SU
History
Opened June 21, 1908
Rebuilt 2010
Services
Preceding station   PNR   Following station
toward Tutuban
Metro Commuter
toward Calamba

Sucat 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 Meralco Road in Muntinlupa, near the South Luzon Expressway.

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

Nearby landmarks

The station's major landmark is the Sucat Thermal Power Plant located behind the station on Manuel A. Quezon Avenue beside the shores of Laguna de Bay. Further away from the station are Our Lady of Miraculous Medal National Shrine, St. James College of Parañaque, Sucat Elementary School, Cupang Elementary School, the Muntinlupa Business High School, a Makro, the Philippine headquarters of Zilog, housing developments such as Posadas Village and the Tribeca Private Residences, and cemeteries such as the Loyola Memorial Park and the Manila Memorial Park.

Sucat station is accessible by jeepneys plying the Meralco Road and Dr. Santos Avenue routes. A jeepney terminal is located immediately outside the station. The station is also accessible by buses plying the South Luzon Expressway which stop in Sucat.

Station Layout

L1
Platforms
Platform A PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban (←) or Alabang (→)
Island platform, doors will open on either the left or the right
Platform A PNR Metro Commuter towards Tutuban (←)
Platform B PNR Metro Commuter towards Alabang (→)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
L1 Concourse/
Street Level
Ticket Booths, Station Control, Shops, Sucat Thermal Power Plant, Our Lady of Miraculous Medal National Shrine, St. James College of Parañaque, Sucat Elementary School, Cupang Elementary School, Muntinlupa Business High School, Zilog, Posadas Village, Tribeca Private Residences, Loyola Memorial Park, Manila Memorial Park
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