President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade today, Saturday, June 25, re-opened the Philippine National Railways (PNR)'s Lucena-San Pablo commuter line mothballed for the past nine years.
90198 Aside from being a passenger line, the Lucena-San
Senatorial candidate, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque has assured Bicolanos of fast travel and efficient product delivery once the "Bicol Express" train route connecting Manila to the Bicol Region becomes fully operational. In a statement on Thursday, Roque said travel from Manila to Bicol and vice versa would only take five hours with the resumption of the express train. "Ipagpapatuloy po natin ang proyekto na Bicol Express. Ibabalik po natin ang tren mula Maynila hanggang Legazpi pero pong pagkakaiba, tatakbo po ito at 142 kilometers per hour, ibig sabihin limang oras na lang po ang biyahe papunta ng Legazpi. (We will continue the Bicol Express project. We will resume the Manila to Legazpi route with 142 kilometers per hour speed, which means there would only be five hours of travel going to Legazpi)," he said. The "Bicol Express" train of the Philippine National Railwa
33350 The Philippine National Railway (PNR) Bicol, otherwise known as the South Long Haul Project, will employ over 5,000 people per year directly, during its construction. “For our compatriots in the South who have dreamt of this project for so long, we are finally seeing the light of day," De
Test run of PNR’s newest Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives (DHLs) and Passenger Coaches today held at the PNR Dela Rosa Station to Tutuban Station (Photo from DOTR-Philippines)
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 28 (PIA) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Philippine National Railways (PNR) inaugurated today the newest Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives (DHLs) and Passenger Coaches, with a maximum design speed of 120 kph and maximum passenger capacity of 1,330.
It has been 50 years since PNR acquired mainline locomotives and the first time after more than 40 years that the PNR Metro Commuter Rail Line will be served by a new fleet said PNR General Manager Junn Magno.
PT INKA s three locomotives, 15 coaches arrive at Manila Harbour 24th December 2020
Three locomotives and 15 coaches manufactured by state-run train maker PT Industri Kereta Api (INKA) arrived at Manila Harbour Centre, the Philippines, on Wednesday (Dec 23, 2020). ANTARA/HO-the Indonesian Embassy in Manila/sh
The arrival of the trains is a form of cooperation between PNR and PT INKA that had been established in 1996. Jakarta (ANTARA) - Three locomotives and 15 coaches manufactured by state-run train producer PT Industri Kereta Api (INKA) arrived at the Manila Harbour Centre, the Philippines, on Wednesday (Dec 23). On December 23, 2020, the Philippines National Railways (PNR) received three diesel locomotives and 15 coaches produced by PT Industri Kereta Api (INKA) that was marked by an unveiling ceremony at the Manila Harbour Centre, the Indonesian Embassy in Manila noted in a statement obtained here on Thursday.