NAIC, Cavite — The Cavite Studies Center (CSC) has been featuring a series of stories on the province’s early 1900s railway system, highlighting the train line and station that once served Naic under the Manila Railroad Company (MRR).
According to CSC, the Naic train station opened to the public on Oct. 20, 1911, serving as the terminal end of a line that began in Paco, Manila. The roughly 44-kilometer MRR line passed through Parañaque and Las Piñas before entering Cavite.
CSC said the train operations in Naic were centered in what is now Barangay Ibayo Estacion, while the train’s turntable was located in present-day Barangay Latoria.
The railway significantly improved transportation to and from Naic, which had previously relied on boats and rough roads, and boosted local trade as the town became a hub for agricultural products from other parts of Cavite and Manila.
However, the rise of paved roads, public buses and private vehicles gradually reduced train ridership. Citing declining revenue, MRR permanently closed the Naic station and ended train service in 1936.
Over the following decades, the rail tracks were dismantled and eventually replaced by new roads and structures.
Traces of Naic’s railway history remain today in areas known as Tramo and in Barangay Ibayo Estacion.
CSC also released an AI-generated video depicting the former Naic train station and its turntable. (CSC)
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