Philippines railway news

News about railway and urban rail infrastructure, operations, policy, projects and the supply industry in the Philippines.

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    Subic – Batangas railway study to be commissioned

    2024-08-22T05:00:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation is to call tenders at the end of this year for a feasibility study into a proposed 250 km freight railway between Subic Bay, Clark, Manila and Batangas. Philippine National Railways Chairman Michael Macapagal told local media in July that the ...

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    Philippines plans second Hybrid Electric Train prototype

    2024-07-23T05:00:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation is to work with the Department of Science & Technology to develop a second prototype diesel-electric train.

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    Asia-Pacific: ‘We need 20 000 new staff in the next five years’

    2024-05-20T09:01:00Z

    The Philippine Railways Institute in the Manila area is training staff to support the expansion of the city’s rail network. But as PRI Managing Director Anneli Lontoc explains to Benjámin Zelki, there are wider ambitions for the centre to become a training hub for the Asia Pacific region.

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    Philippines: A comprehensive package of Japanese know-how

    2024-05-17T07:00:00Z

    Keisuke Fukui, Senior Representative of Japan International Co-operation Agency’s Philippines office, sets out how the bilateral financing body is providing support in a variety of fields to ensure effective delivery of rail and metro schemes in the country.

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    Interview: ‘We focus on intermodality and resilience’

    2024-05-16T15:00:00Z

    The Asian Development Bank is focusing on better integration of the many projects it supports, in order to drive intermodality. Meanwhile, any infrastructure ADB finances needs to be climate resilient, its Transport Director Markus Roesner explains to Benjámin Zelki at the bank’s headquarters in the Manila metropolitan area.

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    Philippines: New lines programme puts the metro in Manila

    2024-05-15T07:00:00Z

    After years of stagnation, major investment in and expansion of the urban rail network in Manila is now on the horizon, with three new lines and one metro extension due to open by the end of the decade. Benjámin Zelki reports from the Filipino capital.

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    More Metro Manila Subway loans agreed

    2024-04-16T05:01:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: Finance Secretary Ralph Recto and Japan International Cooperation Agency Chief Representative Takema Sakamoto signed a ¥150bn loan agreement on March 26 for the third tranche of financing for Phase 1 of the Metro Manila Subway Project. MMSP Phase 1 is being supported by two previous ...

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    Manila passenger services suspended to accelerate commuter rail construction

    2024-04-08T10:00:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: March 27 marked the last operation of passenger services for five years in the Manila metropolitan area in order to accelerate construction of the North-South Commuter Railway. Philippine National Railways suspended its diesel-worked operations on the Governor Pascual – Manila Tutuban and Tutuban – Alabang ...

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    Luzon inter-regional railway study underway

    2024-01-17T05:00:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transport and the national PPP Center have commissioned Systra and PwC Philippines/Isla Lipana & Co to undertake studies for the North Long Haul Inter-Regional Railway Project.

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    Manila express EMUs ordered

    2023-12-05T05:00:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: Mitsubishi Corp has awarded CAF a subcontract to supply seven eight-car electric multiple-units for limited-stop express services on future North-South Commuter Railway in Manila and its hinterland. The €150m order announced by the Spanish company on December 1 is being financed by the Japan International ...

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    Academy graduates join Manila Line 7 project

    2023-10-26T05:00:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: An initial cohort of 74 young trainees from contractor San Miguel Corp have graduated from their mandatory training course at the Philippine Railways Institute. They will now go to work on the MRT-7 metro line now under construction in the northeastern suburbs of Manila. In ...

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    North-South Commuter Railway contracts awarded

    2023-08-25T05:00:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation has signed the final three civil works contracts for construction of the south commuter section of the 147 km North-South Commuter Railway in the Manila area. The 11·6bn pesos contract CP S-01 covering the construction of 1·2 km of the route ...

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    Philippines to study 1 024 km of rail projects

    2023-08-04T12:00:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation has begun the process of appointing consultants to undertake feasibility studies for four railway projects totalling 1 024 km. The lines would ’provide access and passage to vital and bustling economic markets, such as agriculture hubs, tourism sites and key business ...

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    Shadow Operations Consultant advises Manila Line 4 promoter

    2023-04-11T12:17:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation has appointed Ricardo and Seoul Metro to provide advice from an operator’s perspective to support the development of Manila metro Line 4. The planned 15·6 km elevated line will run from Quezon City to Taytay with 11 stations, serving the Mandaluyong, ...

  • Alstom is to install ETCS Level 2 on sections of the North-South Commuter Railway in Manila totalling 106 km under a €1·1bn contract awarded by Mitsubishi Corp in early March.
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    Alstom to deploy ETCS Level 2 in Manila

    2023-03-09T05:00:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: Alstom is to install ETCS Level 2 on sections of the North-South Commuter Railway in Manila totalling 106 km under a €1·1bn contract awarded by Mitsubishi Corp in early March.

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    South Commuter Railway construction contract awarded

    2023-02-24T09:00:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation has awarded Acciona the South Commuter Railway project Lot 2 contract. The €480m contract involves the construction of 7·9 route-km of elevated track in the Manila area including España, Santa Mesa and Paco stations. The 54·6 km South Commuter Railway with ...

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    Southeast Asia: Rising costs force ASEAN nations to redefine Belt & Road projects

    2023-01-20T12:00:00Z

    Ballooning costs and imprecise contract terms have led to significant changes to major projects and in some cases to renegotiation of terms. Toma Bačić  investigates schemes in three ASEAN countries.

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    Hitachi Rail awarded Manila commuter railway E&M contract

    2022-11-17T14:13:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation has awarded Hitachi Rail a turnkey contract to supply electrical and mechanical systems including track and ETCS Level 2 for a section of the North South Commuter Railway project. The ¥114bn contract CP04 announced on November 17 is being funded by ...

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    More Metro Manila Subway civils contracts let

    2022-11-10T05:33:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: The national government has signed civil works contracts for the second four-station section of the MRT9 Metro Manila Subway.

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    South Commuter Railway construction contracts awarded

    2022-09-29T12:39:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation has awarded Hyundai Engineering & Construction the lots 4, 5 and 6 contracts for the South Commuter Railway project to build a 56 km electrified double-track line running south from Solis station in Manila to Calamba with 18 stations. The three ...