Rappler's latest stories on Philippine National Railways
CHR to DOTr: Lift 'discriminatory' train ban on senior citizens
The Commission on Human Rights reminds government agencies to consider the situations of people when implementing policies
PNR to deploy 8 trains starting June 1
Philippine National Railways General Manager Junn Magno says 6 of the 8 trains are newly acquired from Indonesia
MRT3, LRT2, PNR 'ready' to operate during total lockdown
The proposal is still up for the approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emergency Infectious Diseases
DOTr limits public transport operations during Metro Manila lockdown
(UPDATED) The Department of Transportation suspends motorcycle taxi operations and the Philippine National Railway train route from Alabang to Calamba in Laguna, and limits passenger capacity of PUVs
At least 2 dead as PNR train hits van in Camarines Sur
Police say 15 others are injured in the collision in Libmanan, Camarines Sur, on Thursday, December 19
LOOK: New PNR trains start operations
The new trains boost PNR's daily capacity from 60,000 to 73,500 passengers
LOOK: New PNR trains to start operations on December 16
The new diesel multiple unit motor cars will ply along the FTI-Tutuban and FTI-Malabon routes
PNR: More trips to Los Baños if ridership improves
The new train set added to the main line can accommodate 81 passengers
FALSE: Mainstream media 'does not report’ on arrival of new PNR train sets
Pilipino Star Ngayon and Inquirer.net have reported the announcement of the Department of Transportation in November 2019 about the arrival of new sets of trains
FALSE: PNR Bicol Express ‘reopened’ in September 2019
The Bicol Express, a passenger train service that plies the Manila-Bicol route, remains suspended as of October 2019
6 companies eye construction of PNR Clark 2 segment
The contract packages opened for bidding include the Clark International Airport station and the NSCR Clark depot
Free LRT 2, MRT, PNR rides for students starting July 1
(UPDATED) Students need only to show their school IDs to get free rides during specific hours on weekdays, except holidays
MRT, LRT, PNR suspend operations after Luzon earthquake
(UPDATED) All passengers are evacuated from train stations as operations are halted due to the earthquake on Monday, April 22
Victory Liner set to demolish 80 houses in Marcoville
Victory Liner is demanding the United Marcoville Barangay Residents Association to leave their premises
PACC eyes graft, gross misconduct charges vs PNR chief Junn Magno
The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission says the 'illegal' use of P50.9 million in railway funds as payment for security services constitutes technical malversation
Corruption, mismanagement issues hound PNR chief Junn Magno
EXCLUSIVE: Philippine National Railways General Manager Junn Magno appoints one person to 'incompatible' and 'crucial' positions, leading to no checks and balances in the agency
COA raises red flags over PNR 'illegal use' of funds
EXCLUSIVE: The Philippine National Railways uses P50.9 million of the proposed Manila-Sorsogon projects to pay for its security services
Poor National Railways? Thousands suffer as PNR cancels 713 trips in only 2 months
(UPDATED) EXCLUSIVE: As the Philippine National Railways, with its inadequate resources, proudly opens new train routes in Metro Manila, it cancels hundreds of trips monthly without informing the public
LRT2, MRT3 lift ban on liquids
Light Rail Transit Line 1 will continue to implement the ban
Tutuban to Malolos PNR construction starts
The railway project is expected to reduce travel time between Manila and Malolos from over one hour and 30 minutes to just 35 minutes once fully operational
Bottled liquids banned inside train stations
The measure aims to prevent the entry of dangerous chemicals contained in plastic bottles, as police and military are on heightened alert after the Jolo church bombing
LOOK: PNR to run first Philippine-made train
A group of 10 Filipino engineers developed the first Philippine-made train powered by batteries and a generator
Man dies after getting hit by PNR train
Train officials identify the man as Remy Orlino, who was sideswiped by a northbound train around 30 meters from Pandacan Station
Man dies after being hit by PNR train in Makati
Investigators say the victim suddenly crossed the tracks to avoid the clearing operations of the Makati government's Department of Enviromental Services
HOAX: COA 'quotes' on PNR toilet project anomaly
The blog post invents some quotes which were not in COA's observations on the questioned project
Teen dies after being hit by PNR train in Manila
Grade 10 student John Genesis Munsayac Jr, who wore a headset, suddenly appeared on the northbound track and did not notice the approaching train, says PNR General Manager Junn Magno
NEDA Board approves Metro Manila Subway, longest railway
UPDATED These big ticket projects will be funded via official development assistance ODA from either China or Japan
PH's longest railway to get funding from Japan, possibly China
UPDATED The Manila Clark and Manila Laguna lines will be funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency while the Department of Transportation is eyeing China for the Laguna Sorsogon line
17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced
UPDATED The Department of Transportation says it aims to start the construction of the railway system in the last quarter of 2017 and finish it by 2021
LRT, MRT, PNR schedules: Holy Week 2017
LRT 1 and 2 MRT 3 and PNR will undergo maintenance works from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday
2016 Christmas schedules for LRT, MRT, PNR
2nd UPDATE Here s a list of operating hours of public train systems in December
A Brown, MTD Philippines team up for new PNR East-West Rail proposal
Systra Philippines – a member of France based rail expert Systra Group – is providing technical assistance for A Brown s consortium
With emergency powers, lighter Metro Manila traffic by 2019
Emergency powers will allow the faster implementation of over P207 billion worth of infrastructure projects to ease traffic transportation officials say
Angeles City local bets 'upstage' Duterte at last rally
Some attendees expressed concerns that Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte s name was used to get more people to attend ABE Kapampangan last campaign rally
Builder of Malaysia's SMART Tunnel wants to bring infra to PH
The proposed SMART Manila addresses two major problems in Metro Manila – flooding and traffic
LIST: LRT, MRT, PNR schedules for Christmas 2015
UPDATED Be guided as most transportation services will be operating on limited hours during the holidays
Filinvest, Ayala battle for P4B ITS-South terminal project
Datem the consortium of Megawide and WM Property Management opts out of the bidding for the Integrated Transport System ITS South terminal Project
New MRT3 prototype train car to arrive in August
DOTC Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya says the delivery of new MRT3 prototype train car will result in lesser maintenance requirement for the ailing railway system
PH bids out biggest PPP: P171-B North-South railway deal
Once the North South Railway is operational in 2020 there will be 10 daily trips with 7 train sets passing through 66 stations
PNR incurs P30M losses, operations in limbo
‘We won’t operate if there is risk to passengers We would rather have a safe train than try to please the passengers ’ says Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya
PNR unsure about resuming partial operations on June 15
UPDATED The Philippine National Railways has postponed the test runs meant to ensure the safety of the trains
PNR postpones test runs
UPDATED The Philippine National Railways will likely reschedule as well the partial resumption of its operations to later than June 15
PNR eyeing resumption of Bicol trips by December
The PNR hopes to resume its Manila to Bicol trips by December once a technical team finishes its assessment of the track and bridge network
PNR unlikely to resume trips by June 1 school opening
The rail operations may resume on June 12 but with fewer trains deployed says PNR General Manager Joseph Allan Dilay
For auction: PNR rail track improvement
The rail track improvement of the Philippine National Railways is seen to be done by the third quarter of 2016 DOTC says
PNR to put up CCTV, fences to deter looting of rail parts
This is to deter would be looters from stealing rail parts which officials say caused last month s train accident
PNR suspends train service indefinitely
Close to 70 000 commuters will be affected by the suspension which comes a week after a PNR train derailed
PNR train derails in Magallanes
2nd UPDATE Some passengers sustained minor injuries and no one required hospitalization says the PNR spokesperson
Tutuban Center will be common station for North-South rail project
DOTC is also eyeing to extend LRT2 for seamless transfer of passengers from the Tutuban station of the rail project
