Philippine National Railways

First line opened 1892. Government bought out the privately-owned railway company in 1917. Philippine National Railways, a government-owned Corporation, was formed in 1964. After a 4-year rehabilitation programme on its Main Line South, passenger services resumed to Naga City in June 2011.

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