The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is set to receive from Japan 13 trainsets for the Philippine Railways Tutuban-Malolos route.
The DOTr signed on Tuesday the P12-billion loan contract with Sumitomo Corporation, Japan Transport Engineering Company and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Each train set consists of 8 cars which can accommodate 2,242 passengers.
DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade said the trainsets will be funded through JICA, and designed similarly to Japan’s high-speed Shinkansen trains.
“Kung titingnan nyo ho ang mga kapartner natin dito mga Hapon. Ang ibig hong sabihin ‘nun, ‘yung mga tren na darating at gagawin nila ay more or less better doon sa mga tren na tumatakbo sa Japan ngayon.”
The rail project is part of the PNR Clark Phase 1 which also includes the construction of six stations from Solis to Bocaue.
Tugade said the department plans to partially operate the Tutuban-Malolos route before President Rodrigo Duterte steps down on June 30, 2022.
To fast-track the project, Tugade said the DOTr remains on target to complete the demolition of structures along the Tutuban-Malolos route.
https://news.tv5.com.ph/breaking/read/more-trains-dotr-signs-purchase-contract-for-pnr-trains-with-japan-firms|
No comments:
Post a Comment