Unified Grand Central Station eyed for March 2028 opening
The Department of Transportation is eyeing to open the Unified Grand Central Station (UGCS) in March 2028.
On Nov. 11, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon announced the resumption of construction of the delayed Quezon City common station, which will connect the MRT-3, LRT-1, the EDSA busway, and the under-construction MRT-7.
The PUV terminals of nearby malls TriNoma and SM North will also be linked to the UGCS.
"We are confident na by the first quarter of 2028, mga March 2028, bago matapos ang termino ng ating pangulo, base na rin sa kanyang direktiba na tapusin na ito once and for all. Magagamit na rin ng kababayan natin after 20 years," Dizon told reporters.
Construction for the project started in 2017 under former DOTr chief Arthur Tugade with an estimated cost of P2.8 billion and a 2019 target completion date.
In 2019, the completion date for the project was moved to 2022 and was delayed anew to 2023.
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In May 2025, Dizon terminated the DOTr's contract with BF Corp. and Foresight Development and Surveying Co., which were building the common station. "The next step is to expedite the construction so commuters can use this project," he said at the time.
"The delay is unacceptable. This project should by now have been completed at napapakinabangan na ng mga tao," he remarked two months prior.
Meanwhile, the DOTr aims to begin operations of the initial 12 stations of the MRT-7 by the second quarter of 2027.
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