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Department of Transportation begins inspection of brand-new PNR Clark trains

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NEW TRAINS. One of the new trains of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Phase 1 during an inspection in Valenzuela City on Wednesday (Jan. 26, 2022). Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said the construction of the PNR Clark Phases 1 and 2 are in "full swing." (Photo courtesy of DOTr)

 

MANILA – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has begun the inspection of trains purchased for the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Phase 1 project in Valenzuela City on Wednesday.

 

In a Facebook post, DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade led the inspection of the trains purchased from the Japan Transport Engineering Company and Sumitomo Corporation as part of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) system.

 

58 train sets are expected to operate in the entire NSCR from the CRK to Calamba, Laguna,” Tugade said.

 

Despite failed attempts to build such a rail system since 1994, with the latest resulting in a protracted legal battle in an international arbitration between Northrail and SINOMACH in 2016, Tugade said the PNR Clark Phase 1 (38-kilometers long from Tutuban to Malolos) and Phase 2 (53-km long from Malolos to Clark) are now “in full swing construction.”

 

In addition, he said the delivery of the NSCR’s 58 eight-car train sets, or a total of 464 train cars, has started after the first train set was delivered in November 2021.

 

“Once PNR Clark Phase 1 is complete, travel from Tutuban, Manila to Malolos, Bulacan will be reduced to 35 minutes from the current 1.5 hours," Tugade said.

 

Both PNR Clark Phase 1 and 2 are funded through assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

 

On the other hand, all nine civil works contracts for the construction of PNR Calamba—56-km long from Manila to Calamba—are expected to be awarded within the first quarter of 2022.

 

To date, the PNR Clark 1 has a 53.85 percent overall progress rate, the PNR Clark 2 at 34.46 percent, and PNR Calamba at 28.62 percent complete. (PNA)

 

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