Manila, Philippines. November 24, 2023: A diesel multiple unit PNR 8000 class train (manufactured by Indonesian firm INKA - 750 passengers) operated as Interprovincial Commuter by the Philippine National Railways (PNR) that celebrate today its 131th anniversary. The Philippines is implementing an ambitious rail expansion that involves stopping operations for 5 years in the National Capital Region (Metro Manila) from Jan. 2024, which will affect about 30,000 Filipinos daily, to give way for the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project. Credit: Kevin Izorce/Alamy Live News
To concentrate its funds and efforts in the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway project, the PNR earlier started to interrupt some operations since July, such as on the Alabang-Calamba route which is already interrupted for 5 years. The 147-kilometer NSCR project is expected to be completed by 2028. It will link Clark airport to Malolos, Bulacan and Calamba, Laguna to Blumentritt in Manila. The railway projects will provide 51 train sets for the Alabang-Calamba route and seven express train sets for the Clark, Pampanga - Ninoy Aquino International Airport news are about the PNR, headquarters based in Manila, but the photos were taken in the province of Quezon, in the countryside near the City of Lucena. This train is an Interprovincial Commuter operating between the provinces of Laguna and Quezon.
Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Lucena countryside, Quezon province, Calabarzon region, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Photo credit: © KEVIN IZORCE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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