PNR will stop operations on March 28 for five years

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The Philippine National Railway’s last journey will be on March 27

MANILA, Philippines– The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will be stopping operations for the next 5 years beginning Maundy Thursday, March 28, 2024 to pave the way to the building and construction of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR).

The last journeys from Governor Pascual to Tutuban and Tutuban to Alabang will be on March 27. The closure is anticipated to impact around 300,000 Filipinos in Metro Manila who ride the trains every day.

In the meantime, buses on the Tutuban-Alabang path and vice versa will be anticipated to drop off and get travelers along the present PNR path.

Southbound buses will travel through the following locations:

• Divisoria (Tutuban)
• Mayhaligue Street
• Abad Santos Avenue
• Recto Avenue
• Legarda Street
• Quirino Avenue
• Nagtahan Flyover
• Mabini Bridge
• Quirino Avenue
• Osmeña Highway
• Nichols Entry
• SLEX
• Bicutan Exit
• Bicutan Entry
• Alabang (Starmall)

Northbound buses will pass through the following locations:

• Alabang (Starmall)
• Manila South Road
• East Service Road
• Alabang (Entry)
• SLEX, Bicutan Exit
• Bicutan Entry
• Nichols Exit
• Osmeña Highway
• Quirino Avenue
• Legarda Street
• Recto Avenue
• Abad Santos Avenue
• Mayhaligue Street
• Divisoria (Tutuban)

Here are the proposed bus picks up southbound and northbound buses near PNR stations, in addition to the journey schedules, according to the Department of Transportation:

Jeremy Regino, the present rails undersecretary who was the then-PNR basic supervisor, formerly informed Rappler that the PNR’s Metro Manila trains will be moved to its southern operations. (READ: PNR to stop operations in NCR by January 2024, resume journeys to South Luzon

“The loss of Metro Manila really will be the gain of the Southern Luzon and Bicol location,” Regino informed Rappler last October 2023. “Slowly, we are repairing the south.”

According to the Department of Transportation, stopping the PNR will accelerate the building and construction of the NSCR by 8 months, conserving P15.18 billion in expenses. The NSCR will be constructed along the exact same positioning utilized by the PNR in Metro Manila.

When finished, the NSCR will range from Clark, Pampanga to Calamba, Laguna. The mega train job is anticipated to accommodate approximately 800,000 travelers each day. — Rappler.com

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