Philippine National Railways

Locale	Philippines
Transit type	railway
Began operation	1892
System length	1,060 kilometres (479 kilometres in operation)
No. of lines	2 (with three spur lines)
Track gauge	1067 mm (narrow gauge)
Operator	Department of Transportation and Communications

Philippine National Railways, also known by its acronym, PNR, is a state-owned railway system in the Philippines, organized under the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) as an attached agency. Established during the Spanish colonial period, the modern PNR was developed only in 1984. It currently operates around 1,060 kilometres of track on the island of Luzon, where most Philippine rail infrastructure is located. Because of this, PNR has become synonymous with the Philippine rail system. Image File history File links PNR_Logo. ... Skytrain Bangkok. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... km redirects here. ... Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. ... Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ... The Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Transportasyon at Komunikasyon), abbreviated as DOTC, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation and communications systems as effective instruments for national recovery and economic progress. ... A railway yard in Portland, Oregon. ... The Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Transportasyon at Komunikasyon), abbreviated as DOTC, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation and communications systems as effective instruments for national recovery and economic progress. ... This article covers the history of the Philippines from 1521 to 1898. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... km redirects here. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ...

A portion of the PNR network, specifically the Metro Manila portion of the network, is part of the Strong Republic Transit System (SRTS),^[1] and overall public transport system in the metropolis. It forms the backbone of all of Metro Manila's regional rail services, which extend to its suburbs and to provinces such as Laguna. However, other than reducing growing traffic congestion due to the rising number of motor vehicles in Metro Manila,^[2] PNR also aims to link key cities within in the Philippines efficiently, a goal since marred by the overall degradation of rail infrastructure, as well as a lack of funds to fund the network's rehabilitation. The rehabilitation of PNR, which has been touted by various administrations, seeks to not only tackle those problems, but also to spur Philippine economic growth through an efficient railway system. For the article on the capital city of the Philippines, see Manila. ... The Strong Republic Transit System is a project of the Office of the President designed to integrate the rail transport infrastructure already present in Metro Manila in the Philippines. ... Skytrain Bangkok. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... Laguna is a province of the Philippines found in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. ... Traffic jams are common in heavily populated areas. ...

The PNR network

System map of the PNR

The PNR network consists of two main rail lines: the North Main Line, commonly known as Northrail, and the South Main Line, commonly known as Southrail. In Metro Manila, the lines are also known as the Green and Orange Lines respectively. Northrail is a 266-kilometer line stretching from Manila to San Fernando City in La Union, with a 55-kilometer branch line starting in Tarlac City and ending in San Jose in Nueva Ecija. Southrail is a 479-kilometer line from Manila to Legazpi City in Albay, with a 5-kilometer branch line starting in San Pedro in Laguna and ending in Carmona in Cavite, as well as two other branch lines connecting Calamba with Batangas City and Santa Cruz in Laguna. At present, only Southrail is open, as northbound rail services ended in the late 1980s. No direct connection currently exists between Northrail and Southrail. Image File history File links Philippine_National_Railways. ... Image File history File links Philippine_National_Railways. ... The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), or simply Manila, is the capital of the Philippines. ... San Fernando City is a 3rd class city in the province of La Union, Philippines. ... La Union is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... A branch line is a relatively minor railway line which branches off a more important through route. ... Tarlac City is a 3rd class city in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. ... San Jose City is a 2nd class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. ... Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... Legazpi City is a first class city in the province of Albay, Philippines. ... Albay P is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. ... San Pedro is a 1st class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ... Laguna is a province of the Philippines found in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. ... Carmona is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. ... CAVITE is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. ... Batangas City is a first-class city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. ... Santa Cruz is a 1st class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines and the seat of the Laguna provincial government. ...

Both routes are single-track (except in Metro Manila) and is built to the "Cape Gauge" of 1067 mm (3 feet 6 inches). This narrow gauge standard, which results in lateral instability, together with the age of most of the passenger rolling-stock — built in Madras (now Chennai) in India — means that trains run at very low speeds. While the Cape Gauge is not inherently bad (South Africa and New Zealand use the same gauge), it does pose problems for high-speed operation. Compared to the newer Light Rail Transit and Metro Rail Transit systems, which are built to standard gauge (1435 mm or 4 feet 8.5 inches) and can run up to 80 km/h,^[3][4] PNR trains can only run up to 50 km/h.^[5] Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ... Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu (Plural of Madra): Ancient people of Iranian affinites, who lived in northwest Panjab in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. ... Chennai   (Tamil: ), formerly known as Madras  , is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ... A typical American steam train For other uses, see Train (disambiguation). ... Logo of the LRTA A Yellow Line train stopping at a station A Purple Line train parked at Santolan station. ... The Manila Metro Rail Transit System, more populartly known as the MRT, is a rapid transit system serving the Metro Manila area. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... Kilometre per hour (American spelling: kilometer per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ...

History

Philippine National Railways was first established in 1892, six years before the declaration of Philippine independence.^[5] During this time, it was known as the Manila Railway Company (MRC) and operated the famous Manila-Dagupan railroad, which constitutes much of Northrail today.^[6] The Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred on June 12, 1898 in the Philippines where Filipino revolutionary forces under General Emilio Aguinaldo (later to become the Philippines first Republican President) proclaimed the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine Islands from the colonial rule of Spain after the latter was defeated at...

Before World War II, Philippine railways provided prompt and regular services not only to Legazpi but also to Tabaco City, the Bicol Region's main Pacific port. Passenger and freight trains also ran northwards from Manila to San Fernando City in La Union. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Tabaco City is a 5th class city in the province of Albay, Philippines. ...

In the 1950s, MRC changed its corporate name to the present-day PNR. Even while suffering financial difficulties from 1957 to 1963, the pinnacle of Philippine passenger railway operations was reached during the late 1960s and early 1970s, when there were four daily runs to the capital from Legazpi: one "ordinary" morning departure, followed in the afternoon by the all-economy Bicol Express (scheduled to leave at 15:00), the popular Mayon Limited one hour later at 16:00, and finally by the PNR's answer to the Orient Express, albeit modest by comparison: the Prestige. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Poster advertising the Orient Express Orient Express is the name of a long-distance passenger train originally operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. ...

Major floods in 1973 forced the closure of part of Northrail,^[6] while a major flood in 1975 washed out bridges east of Camalig on Southrail, causing trains from Manila to terminate there (12 km short of Legazpi) and leaving Legazpi City isolated from the rest of the railway system. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Following the suspension of services to Legazpi, buses increasingly took passengers away from PNR. However, shortly before the snap presidential election of 1986, then-President Ferdinand Marcos was able to restore rail service to Legazpi. PNR abandoned its line along the foothills of Mount Mayon, which was prone to flash floods and washouts. Instead a more westerly route was followed, passing through Daraga and finally rejoining the old line at Barangay Travesia in Guinobatan, bypassing Camalig station, which has now been abandoned. The incumbency of Corazon Aquino saw the worst times for PNR, with trains running no further than Naga or, at best, Polangui, Albay. It was also during Aquino's term that the last of Northrail, from Tarlac City to Dagupan City in Pangasinan, closed.^[6] It was only during the presidency of Fidel Ramos that a semblance of recovery was seen at PNR. A one-billion peso loan from the Asian Development Bank financed the rehabilitation of the Main Line South to Legazpi, with John Holland of Australia replacing decayed wooden sleepers (ties) with pre-stressed concrete ones. The contractor, however, used the same old pre-WWII steel rails. Ramos even visited Legazpi for the ceremonial re-opening of the line, performed by DOTC Secretary Arturo Enrile, and the inaugural run. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Presidential and vice-presidential snap elections were held on February 7, 1986 in the Philippines. ... Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was the tenth president of the Philippines, serving from 1965 to 1986. ... Daraga is a 1st class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. ... Guinobatan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. ... Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco–Aquino (born January 25, 1933), widely known as Cory Aquino, was President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. ... Naga City is a first class city in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. ... Polangui is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. ... Albay P is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. ... Dagupan City is a 1st class city in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. ... Pangasinan, officially Province of Pangasinan (Pangasinan: Luyag na Pangasinan), is one of the provinces of the Republic of the Philippines. ... PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Fidel V. Ramos Fidel Valdez Ramos (born March 18, 1928), military hero of the 1986 People Power Revolution that toppled the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, became the 12th President of the Republic of the Philippines on June 30, 1992. ... The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific. ... John Holland is the name of several notable persons in history: John L. Holland is a psychologist who developed the RIASEC model (or Holland Codes) for career development [1] John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (1352?–1400), was half-brother to Richard II of England and second husband of Elizabeth... Trunks A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is derived from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... Concrete is a construction material that consists, in its most common form, of Portland cement, construction aggregate (generally gravel and sand) and water. ...

During the Estrada administration, PNR was able to secure "new" coaches from the East Japan Railway Company — actually 12-year-old coaches no longer needed in Japan following conversion of a number of main lines in that country to standard gauge. Being lower and slightly narrower they provide a much better ride than the 30-year-old coaches built in Madras. José Marcelo Ejército a. ... Yamanote Line, Tokyo JR Yamanote Line train in Tokyo, Japan Above Yurakucho in Tokyo East Japan Railway Company (東日本旅客鉄道 Higashi-Nihon Ryokyaku Tetsudo or JR東日本; JR Higashi-Nihon) (TYO: 9020) is a Japanese private railroad company, the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies. ...

Today the southbound overnight train leaves Tutuban station in Manila at 16:00 and on a good day arrives in Legazpi at around 7:00 the following morning. Trains often arrive late, however, one of the main reasons for delay being the need to slow down for the many level crossings. Despite constant application of the train's horn and the provision of "stop-look-and-listen" signs, road traffic frequently ignores these signals, resulting in a large number of crossing accidents, although the number has reduced in recent years. The term level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing) is a crossing on one level (at-grade intersection) — without recourse to a bridge or tunnel — of a railway line by a road, path, or another railroad. ...

Passenger services

PNR operates various passenger train services, which traverse (or have traversed) various parts of Luzon, as well as commuter train services in Metro Manila. It presently serves Metro Manila, as well as the provinces of Laguna, Batangas, Quezon, Camarines Sur and Albay. In the past, it also served Cavite and the northern provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan and La Union. For the article on the capital city of the Philippines, see Manila. ... Batangas is a province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. ... Quezon is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. ... Camarines Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. ... Albay P is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. ... CAVITE is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. ... Bulacan is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... Tarlac is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... Pangasinan, officially Province of Pangasinan (Pangasinan: Luyag na Pangasinan), is one of the provinces of the Republic of the Philippines. ... La Union is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ...

For regional passenger services, PNR designates first-class coaches as De Luxe. These usually have 2+2 abreast reclining seats that can be rotated for face-to-face meetings. Tourist coaches are similar to De Luxe but without air-conditioning. Economy coaches have face-to-face seats, 2+3 abreast. Passengers sleep sitting upright. More expensive than air-conditioned coaches with reclining seats, first-class sleeping-cars are air-conditioned, with two-tier bunks provided with fresh linen. One can also opt for non-air-conditioned sleepers and stretch out for the night's journey at much lower fares. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Metro Manila services

Exterior or Buendia station with a departing Commex commuter train

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Commex and Metrotren

The Commex and Metrotren services serve as the backbone of Metro Manila's regional rail services, serving Metro Manila's various train stations, as well as areas as far south as Calamba City in Laguna. Trains have various frequencies and can be seen (and heard) running throughout the day. Blue and orange-painted General Electric locomotives attached with Commex or Metrotren cars of the same colors can be seen especially by those driving on the South Luzon Expressway. Some of these trains have a white band with "NORTHRAIL" written on the bottom, which indicates that it is a northbound rail service, rather than the more common southbound rail service. A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... Calamba City is a 1st class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ... GE redirects here. ... A locomotive (from Latin loco motivus) is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train, and has no payload capacity of its own; its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks. ... The South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) or (SLE), also called South Superhighway (SSH), is a network of three expressways that connects Metro Manila with the provinces of the CALABARZON region in the Philippines. ...

Regional services

Mayon Limited

The Mayon Limited was more popular with the middle class. It had a dining car, air-conditioned sleeping cars, air-conditioned coaches with reclining seats, tourist class which also with reclining seats, as well as economy-class seating. Hauled by a General Electric locomotive, this heavy train was assisted up the steep gradient leading to Camalig station in the foothills of Mayon Volcano by another locomotive pushing from the rear. Camalig is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. ... Map showing major volcanoes of the Philippines Mayon Volcano is an active volcano in the Philippines on the island of Luzon, in the province of Albay in the Bicol Region. ...

The Mayon Limited today still runs as a non-air conditioned service, with the air-conditioned service being taken over by the Peñafrancia Express.

Prestige and Peñafrancia Express

The Prestige, with its 100% Japanese-built self-propelled coaches (it was the only train not to be hauled by General Electric locomotives), not only departed last (at 20:00) but was frequently the first of the three express trains to arrive. With priority over all other trains on its route, and calling only at Daraga, Ligao, Naga, Lucena, and Paco, it normally arrived in Tutuban station, Manila's Grand Central, before 5:00, making it a popular service with businessmen. The Prestige's 48-seater air-conditioned coaches were somewhat narrower and lower than those built in Madras, which also contributed to the faster run. Daraga is a 1st class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. ... Ligao City is a 5th class city in the province of Albay, Philippines. ... Naga City is a first class city in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. ... Lucena City is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the province of Quezon, Philippines. ... paco, manila ...

The Prestige has since been replaced with a similar service called the Peñafrancia Express, which run the same self-propelled Japanese coaches. However, unlike the Prestige, the Peñafrancia Express calls at Naga, Lopez, Pagbilao, San Pablo City and Sampaloc, and runs somewhat slower than the Prestige.^[5] Lopez is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. ... Pagbilao is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. ... San Pablo City is a 2nd class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ... Sampaloc district is a lively, middle-class, residential area in Manila City. ...

Express services

In the past, PNR operated two types of Express services: the Dagupan Express to Dagupan City and the Bicol Express to Legazpi City. These services were all-economy and originated at Tutuban station going north (for the Dagupan Express) or south (for the Bicol Express). These services are no longer being operated today. The Peñafrancia Express is not an Express service.

Cargo services

PNR runs a limited cargo train service called the Cargo Express. Normally run using cargo cars attached to a General Electric locomotive, these trains usually only run in the evening to make sure whatever is on the train can be brought to Legazpi City for shipping to various locations in the Philippines and abroad the next day.

Unfortunately, due to the financial difficulties of PNR, the Cargo Express, which used to run as an efficient cargo service, was reduced to its present service. Many PNR cargo rail cars can be seen in various stations in a dilapidated state.^[5]

Future expansion

Exterior of Vito Cruz station

Plans to rehabilitate and expand the Philippine railway network has been made a top priority of various administrations, since such actions would not only reduce the burden on the Philippine road network, but also cut down on traffic congestion, reduce travel times and spur economic growth. The rehabilitation and expansion of the PNR network is one of the key projects in the ten-point agenda of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.^[7] Image File history File links PNR_Vito_Cruz. ... Image File history File links PNR_Vito_Cruz. ... The young Gloria Macapagal (far right) and her family; when this picture was taken, her father Diosdado was the President of the Philippines. ...

So far, South Korea and the People's Republic of China have offered to help restore Philippine railway services, with the former assisting with the rehabilitation and modernization of Southrail,^[8] and the latter helping to finance, build, and operate a rationalized Northrail service,^[9] as well as helping to rehabilitate and modernize Southrail as well.^[10] The Korean-funded portion covers the section of Southrail from Manila to Calamba, although present funding only covers the section of Southrail from Caloocan City to Muntinlupa City,^[11] which also serves as the Northrail-Southrail connection.^[12] The Chinese-funded portion covers the section from Calamba to Legazpi and further on to Matnog, Sorsogon. The Korean-funded Southrail project was originally expected to cost some 50 million US dollars but now costs around 70-100 million dollars,^[8] No figures have been released for the Chinese-funded portion of Southrail. The City of Caloocan (Filipino: Lungsod ng Caloocan) is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. ... The City of Muntinlupa is the southernmost city in Metro Manila. ... Matnog is a 4th class municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. ... Sorsogon is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 3. ...

The Northrail project involves the upgrading of the present-day single track to a dual-track system, linking Manila to Malolos City in Bulacan, and further on to Angeles City and the Clark Special Economic Zone, as well as Diosdado Macapagal International Airport. This project is estimated to cost around 500 million dollars, with China providing some 400 million dollars in concessionary financing, as much of the right-of-way on Northrail will be brand-new.^[13] Construction began in early November 2006.^[14] Malolos is a city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. ... Bulacan is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... Angeles City is a 1st class city located in the province of Pampanga, Philippines (location: ). It is near the Clark International Airport and Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) (formerly Clark Air Base). ... Proper name for Clark Air Base, Republic of the Philippines, during 1919-48 when it was under U.S. Army jurisdiction. ... Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA), also called Clark International Airport (IATA: CRK, ICAO: RPLC), is the main airport serving the immediate vicinity of the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) and the general area of Angeles City in the Philippines. ...

Congress has lately passed a bill to restore, rehabilitate, and modernize old existing lines, and extend lines northwards to Tuguegarao City in Cagayan and to Laoag City in Ilocos Norte,^[13] and southwards as far as Matnog in Sorsogon, which is covered by the Chinese-funded Southrail project. The bill also provides for the construction of a four-lane Mindanao Railway,^[13] which could benefit from Thai financing,^[15] and the restoration of the two-line Panay Railway,^[13] which was not originally operated by PNR. Philippine Congress Session Hall The legislative power is vested in Congress, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. ... Tuguegarao City is a city in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. ... Philippines Luzon Cagayan Province Cagayan Valley an administrative region Cagayan Valley (valley) Cagayan River Mindanao Cagayan de Oro (city) cloth? Cagayan de cillo Palawan Cagayan Island Category: ... Laoag City is a 2nd class city in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. ... Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country, with Luzon and Visayas being the other two. ...

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See also

• Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC)
• List of Strong Republic Transit System stations
• Strong Republic Transit System (SRTS)
• Transportation in the Philippines

The Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Transportasyon at Komunikasyon), abbreviated as DOTC, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation and communications systems as effective instruments for national recovery and economic progress. ... The following is a list of stations on the Strong Republic Transit System (SRTS), which incorporates the Manila Light Rail Transit System (LRT), the Manila Metro Rail Transit System (MRT) and the trans-Metro Manila portions of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Northrail and Southrail lines. ... The Strong Republic Transit System is a project of the Office of the President designed to integrate the rail transport infrastructure already present in Metro Manila in the Philippines. ... // Land Transportation Railways See main article - Rail transport in the Philippines Most are on Luzon, operated by the Philippine National Railways. ...

External links

• Philippine National Railways
• Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations > Philippine National Railways