PNR SOUTH COMMUTER RAILWAY UPDATE 2023

The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will stop operations for about 5 years to give way to the completion of the North South Commuter Railway (NSCR), a Transport official told lawmakers on Thursday.

Transportation Undersecretary for Rail Cesar Chavez explained this is so that they can solve the right-of-way problems that plague the NSCR construction

PNR's operations are delaying the construction and that the government can generate savings by stopping PNR's operations so they can build on the existing alignment.

PNR will suspend its rail services between Alabang, Muntinlupa City and Calamba, Laguna in October to make way for civil works of the NSCR.

Prior to that, the PNR will also shut its daily services between Governor Pascual, Malabon City and Calamba, as well as between Alabang and Calamba, in May.The suspension of PNR operations for these lines would expedite the construction of the NSCR by eight months.

The government expects to generate P15.18 billion in savings since land acquisition and relocation of utilities will be done faster.

The closing of PNR services would allow NSCR contractors to lay down the tracks and put up posts for the new railway

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) awarded contract packages (CPs) S-04, S-05, S-06 and S-07 of the NSCR traversing Tutuban to Calamba last year and will issue the remaining CPs by March.

The DOTr admitted that at least 30,000 passengers would be affected by the suspension of PNR services.

The DOTr and PNR will make formal announcements two months before the official closing of train operations The project is expected to be completed in 2028, the P873.62-billion NSCR seeks to build a rail line connecting Malolos, Bulacan with Clark International Airport and Tutuban with Calamba.


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