PITX station
PITX station, also referred to as Asia World station, is an elevated Light Rail Transit station located on the LRT Line 1 system in Parañaque. Named after the adjacent Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, the station is part of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project, which was opened to the public on November 16, 2024. It is situated between the Manila–Cavite Expressway and Kennedy Road. It is the third station for trains headed to Fernando Poe Jr., the twenty-third station for trains headed to Dr. Santos, and is one of the five LRT-1 stations in Parañaque; the others are Redemptorist–Aseana, MIA Road, Ninoy Aquino Avenue, and Dr. Santos.
History
The station, known as Asia World station during its inception, was first planned as part of the Line 1 South Extension plan, which calls for a mostly elevated extension of approximately. The extension will have 8 passenger stations with an option for 2 future stations. The project was first approved on August 25, 2000, and the implementing agreement for the project was approved on January 22, 2002. However, construction for the extension was repeatedly delayed until the project was shelved years later.The plans for the southern extension project were restarted as early as 2012 during the Benigno Aquino III administration and was expected to begin construction in 2014, but was delayed due to right of way issues. The issues were resolved in 2016 and the project broke ground on May 4, 2017. Meanwhile, construction works on the south extension began on May 7, 2019, after the right of way acquisitions were cleared.
Nearing the end of the construction, the station was officially renamed as PITX station, after the nearby Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, which was opened in 2018, although the old name is still shown on signages at the station.
On November 15, 2024, Phase 1 of the extension, where the station is part of, was inaugurated by President Bongbong Marcos; the LRMC management announced the start of its commercial operations to be on the following day.