MANILA, June 27 (PIA) – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) backs the country’s North-South Commuter Railway project – the new railway network that incorporates the latest seismic design.
“The NSCR aims to boost connectivity of emerging growth centers to Metro Manila and improve the mobility of the Filipino commuters,” said JICA Chief Representative Susumu Ito.
Ito also said that once completed, NSCR can help address traffic congestion and improve the quality of life of people living and working in urban areas in Metro Manila.”
On Monday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr), NEDA, JICA led the station marking of the first five of the 17 stations where the PNR Manila-Clark rail line will be built: Marilao and Meycauayan in Bulacan, Valenzuela, Caloocan, and Tutuban in Metro Manila.
According to the DOTr, the rail system stands to benefit 350,000 passengers daily on its first year of operations. Its construction will start on the last quarter of 2017.
The 106-km railway project that will run from Tutuban, Manila to Clark International Airport, Angeles City is among the high-impact projects of President Rodrigo Duterte under the government's 'Build Build Build' infrastructure program.
The NSCR will use Japanese technology to ensure commuter safety through Japan's seismic design as well as low emission electric trains for sustainability.
Its Detailed Engineering Design includes preparing the railway’s detailed design including alignment of the NSCR line using the old PNR Right of Way, design of elevated structures, architectural designs of stations and depot, technical requirements for signaling system, and rolling stock.
The NSCR, together with the Philippines' Metro Manila Subway Project, is part of the mass transit backbone forming the North-South Corridor advocated in the Roadmap for Transport Infrastructure Development Study for Metro Manila and its Surrounding Areas of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and JICA in 2014.
The Philippine government and JICA signed on the ¥241.99 billion (*US$1.992.17 billion) Loan Agreement for the NSCR Project on November 27, 2015. The Project, which aims to be operational by 2022, will significantly reduce travel time from two hours using traditional transportation to 35 minutes from Malolos to Tutuban. The NSCR will also provide punctual service for the benefit of the commuters.
JICA added that once implemented, the NSCR could be a game changer in the Philippines’ public transport system whose population density is 19,000 persons for every one square kilometer, higher than Tokyo and most Asian cities.
Since the 1960s, JICA has been supporting Philippine transport infrastructure system through hundreds of roads and bridges to encourage investments and sustain economic growth. (JICA/DOTR/RJB/JEG/PIA-NCR)
“The NSCR aims to boost connectivity of emerging growth centers to Metro Manila and improve the mobility of the Filipino commuters,” said JICA Chief Representative Susumu Ito.
Ito also said that once completed, NSCR can help address traffic congestion and improve the quality of life of people living and working in urban areas in Metro Manila.”
On Monday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr), NEDA, JICA led the station marking of the first five of the 17 stations where the PNR Manila-Clark rail line will be built: Marilao and Meycauayan in Bulacan, Valenzuela, Caloocan, and Tutuban in Metro Manila.
According to the DOTr, the rail system stands to benefit 350,000 passengers daily on its first year of operations. Its construction will start on the last quarter of 2017.
The 106-km railway project that will run from Tutuban, Manila to Clark International Airport, Angeles City is among the high-impact projects of President Rodrigo Duterte under the government's 'Build Build Build' infrastructure program.
The NSCR will use Japanese technology to ensure commuter safety through Japan's seismic design as well as low emission electric trains for sustainability.
Its Detailed Engineering Design includes preparing the railway’s detailed design including alignment of the NSCR line using the old PNR Right of Way, design of elevated structures, architectural designs of stations and depot, technical requirements for signaling system, and rolling stock.
The NSCR, together with the Philippines' Metro Manila Subway Project, is part of the mass transit backbone forming the North-South Corridor advocated in the Roadmap for Transport Infrastructure Development Study for Metro Manila and its Surrounding Areas of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and JICA in 2014.
The Philippine government and JICA signed on the ¥241.99 billion (*US$1.992.17 billion) Loan Agreement for the NSCR Project on November 27, 2015. The Project, which aims to be operational by 2022, will significantly reduce travel time from two hours using traditional transportation to 35 minutes from Malolos to Tutuban. The NSCR will also provide punctual service for the benefit of the commuters.
JICA added that once implemented, the NSCR could be a game changer in the Philippines’ public transport system whose population density is 19,000 persons for every one square kilometer, higher than Tokyo and most Asian cities.
Since the 1960s, JICA has been supporting Philippine transport infrastructure system through hundreds of roads and bridges to encourage investments and sustain economic growth. (JICA/DOTR/RJB/JEG/PIA-NCR)
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