Sunday, January 16, 2022
Gov’t fast-tracks PNR Calamba project; to award 9 civil contracts in Q1
The Department of Transportation is accelerating the construction of a train line which will link Metro Manila to Laguna, with nine contracts set to be awarded in the first quarter.
The P344.6-billion Philippine National Railways (PNR) Calamba project is expected to serve at least 340,000 passengers a day during its partial operations.
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said the overall progress rate of the PNR Calamba train line stood at 28.63 percent as of December last year.
The 56-kilometer railway project will run from Metro Manila starting in Solis Street, Tondo to Calamba, Laguna, cutting travel time to one hour from the current four hours.
Upon full completion in 2028, the train line is seen to accommodate up to 550,000 passengers.
The PNR Calamba Project is part of the longer 147-kilometer North-South Commuter Railway System (NSCR) which has 35 stations from Calamba in Laguna to the Clark International Airport in Pampanga. The NSCR System will have a fleet of 464 train cars or 58 trains sets, including seven Airport Express train sets.
The PNR Clark 1, on the other hand, has a 53.85 percent overall progress rate and PNR Clark 2 with 34.46 percent overall progress rate.