18/10/2024
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE NSCR TRAINSET IS THE LONGEST 8 CAR TRAINSET IN THE HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINES?
Nasa PNR Depot na po ang kauna-unahang trainset na gagamitin sa PNR Clark Phase 1 (Tutuban to Malolos Segment).
This is the 1st out of 51 8-car Commuter Train Sets for the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR).
A total of 58 Train Sets or 464 Train Cars will be used for the NSCR.
One 8-car Train Set is about 160 meters long, the longest Train Set to date in Philippine history.
The Train Sets are being financed by JICA, while the entire NSCR System is being financed by both JICA and ADB.
The NSCR encompasses three (5) segments: the PNR Clark Phase 1 (Tutuban - Malolos)—a 38-km. rail line that will connect Tutuban, Manila to Malolos, Bulacan, and will significantly reduce travel time from 1 hour and 30 minutes to just 30 minutes. The PNR Clark Phase 2 (Malolos-Clark), a 53-km rail line leg that will trim down travel time from Malolos City, Bulacan to Clark, Pampanga from 2 hours to just 30-35 minutes. It will also feature the first-ever Airport Railway Express Service that will connect Makati City to Clark International Airport from the current 2-3 hours travel time to just 55 minutes.
As for the 3rd NSCR segment, PNR Calamba (Solis-Calamba), which is a 56-kilometer train line, is the southern line which will connect Metro Manila (Solis Street, Tondo) and Calamba, Laguna, that will speed up travel time to one (1) hour, from the current four (4) hours.
The NSCR Project is a 147-km rail transport route, comprising of 37 stations and 464 train cars. It stretches across 28 cities and municipalities within the three regions of Central Luzon, National Capital Region, and CALABARZON, and is expected to serve over a million of passengers a day, once fully operational.
Credit DOTr
