Railway projects
The Philippine National Railways plans to shut its Alabang to Tutuban section by January 2024 to make way for the civil works of the North-South Commuter Railway.
The PNR estimates up to 35,000 passengers daily will be affected. — The STAR/Elijah Felice Rosales
The Department of Transportation announces the opening of Naga - Ligao route of the Philippine National Railways (PNR).
In its advisory, the transport agency says there are only two trips a day for this route.
Here are the schedule of the trips for those who are taking the PNR ride from Naga, Camarines Sur to Ligao, Albay:
The Department of Transportation reports that the Philippine National Railways conducted a test run between the Naga and Ligao stations on Monday.
The test-run is in preparation for the opening of the PNR route in Camarines Sur and Albay.
The Department of Transportation reports that the Philippine National Railways is currently conducting repairs in Ligao, Polangui and Irira stations.
These repairs and maintenance are part of the preparation for the opening of the Naga-Ligao-Naga route.
PNR General Manager Jeremy Regino says the opening of the new route is one of the priorities to provide a more comfortable trip to passengers.
The Department of Transportation inks three civil works contracts with two contractor consortium for the construction of the Metro Manila segment of the country's longest rail system—the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) on Thursday.
These are PT Adhi Karya (Persero) Tbk and PT PP (Persero) Tbk of Indonesia and Leighton Contractors (Asia) Ltd. and First Balfour Inc. of Australia.
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista says the two joint venture companies must be able to construct a combined length of 14.9 kilometers of elevated and ground-level rail tracks, including modern train stations in Blumentritt in Manila, Buendia in Makati, EDSA, Senate in Pasay City, Bicutan in Taguig, and Sucat in Parañaque.
The civil work contract packages are worth P52 billion.
The Department of Transportation and Philippine National Railways (PNR) break ground for the South Commuter Railway project (SCRP) on Monday.
Transport chief Jaime Bautista says that the SCRP, also known as the Alabang-Calamba leg of the mammoth North-South Commuter Railway System, is an elevated, double track and electrified train system that will be constructed along PNR's existing route from Alabang to Calamba.
The project is worth P73.25 billion co-financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Asian Development Bank.
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