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Construction work for project’s Package 1 to start in first quarter of 2022 (Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation is eyeing the start of operations of the Philippine National Railways in Bicol in 2027. The department made the statement after the contract signing for the construction of the project’s first 380 kilometers from Banlic, Calamba to Daraga, Albay pushed through. Construction work for the project’s Package 1 is set to start in the first […]
(Eagle News)–Over 100 locally stranded individuals were returned to Bicol under the national government’s Hatid Probinsya program. The 117 individuals were transported to the province via a Philippine National Railways train today. The Presidential Management Staff had shortlisted 150 passengers, but 33 did not arrive at the terminal. The PNR said all passengers and 23 crew members underwent rapid antibody testing yesterday, June 19, at PNR Tutuban Terminal and tested negative. “Such testing is a […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Railways now has two more train sets. PNR General Manager Junn Magno said the two new 8100 series Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) sets, which were sent off at the Tutuban station on Thursday, Feb. 20, consist of eight new rail cars. Per set will have a four-car formation per set. According to the Department of Transportation, the new trains can carry 1,000 passengers per trip. They will be used in the […]
(Eagle News)-Another Philippine National Railways train was damaged after a stone-throwing incident on Wednesday, Jan. 1. The Department of Transportation said the incident, reported in Caloocan at 6:01 p.m., damaged the front glass windshield of a refurbished Rotem train unit. The glass windshield underwent replacement on Thursday, Jan. 2, at 12:03 p.m. The DOTr called for “heightened vigilance from the public, particularly our train-riding commuter, to help us in pinpointing the areas where these misdeeds […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation is eyeing partial operations for the Philippine National Railways Clark Phase 1 by the end of 2021. The DOTr made the statement after Transportation Secretary Art Tugade visited the site of the 38-kilometer railway project that will connect Bulacan and Manila. The project will have a total of ten stations–Tutuban, Solis, Caloocan, Valenzuela, Meycauayan, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas, Guiguinto and Malolos, with a depot at a 14-hectare lot […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation has hailed as a success the inaugural run of the new Philippine National Railways cars from Indonesia on Monday, Dec. 16, as they start operations. In a statement, the DOTr said during the inaugural run of the six railcars, the trip from PNR Dela Rosa station to Tutuban, Manila took only almost 35 minutes. The six railcars are only a part of the 37 railcars and three locomotives that have […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation will hold an inaugural run of the Philippine National Railways new railcars from Indonesia today. The DOTr said the six railcars purchased from PT Industri Kereta Api will form part of the 37 railcars and three locomotives earlier purchased from the same company. The new coaches will ply the PNR’s FTI-Tutuban and FTI-Malabon routes. They will add 18 to 20 trips per day. “The inaugural run this morning is historically […]
(Eagle News)– Six brand new coaches to be used by the Philippine National Railways arrived on Wednesday, Dec. 11, from Indonesia. The Department of Transportation said the diesel multiple unit cars are only a part of the 37 rail cars and three locomotives acquired by the Philippines from its Asian neighbor. The arrival of the new coaches came after the DOTr announced the PNR line from Tutuban, Manila would now be extended to Los Baños, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Railways has formally extended its rail services to Los Banos, Laguna. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said this was made possible by the addition of new stations and a new train set from Japan. From Tutuban, Manila, the PNR line now extends to Pansol, Masili, Los Baños, College, and the International Rice Research Institute, after the Calamba station. The fare from Tutuban to Los Banos is P150. […]
(Eagle News) — Pinag-aaralan ng Philippine National Railways (PNR) ang posibilidad ng pagpapatupad ng taas-pasahe para sa taong ito. Ito ay upang matugunan ang gastos sa kanilang operasyon at maintenance na epekto ng ikalawang bugso ng excise tax sa ilalim ng TRAIN law. Ayon kay PNR General Manager Jun Magno, mayroon nang nabuong fare matrix ang kanilang planning team. https://youtu.be/YDd4ET34HyE
(Eagle News)–A man was killed after a Philippine National Railways train ran over him on Wednesday, Dec. 19. PNR spokesperson Joseline Geronimo said in a radio interview the man crossed the railway in Pandacan, Manila past 6 a.m. as the train was moving. He was killed on the spot. Although the man has been identified, authorities preferred to withhold his name until after his family has been informed about what happened.
(Eagle News) — Around 10,000 passengers can now use the Caloocan to Dela Rosa, Makati line of the Philippine National Railways. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said six trains with a total capacity of 700 to 800 were deployed during the reopening of the line on Wednesday, Aug. 1. PNR General Manager Junn Magno said the line had been rehabilitated as it was “heavily damaged because of water intrusion.” “This is a good opportunity for us […]
