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Philippine National Railways

For the Philippine Railway Company, see Panay Railways.

Philippine National Railways
Network map, showing both active (orange), inactive (black), and proposed (grey) lines.
A PNR 8000 class at Santa Mesa station
Overview
Main region(s)Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Bicol Region
Stations operated138
Parent companyGovernment of the Philippines under the Department of Transportation
HeadquartersTutuban, Tondo, Manila
Key peopleMichael Ted Macapagal (Chairman)
Jeremy Regino (General Manager)[1]
LocaleLuzon
Dates of operationJune 20, 1964 (1964-06-20)–present
PredecessorsManila Railroad Company
Technical
Track gauge
  • 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  • 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge (future)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead lines: North–South Commuter Railway (future)
Length133.09 km (82.70 mi) (active)[a]
Operating speed20–40 km/h (12–25 mph)[3]
Other
Websitepnr.gov.ph

The Philippine National Railways (PNR) (Filipino: Pambansang Daambakal ng Pilipinas; Spanish: Ferrocarril Nacional de Filipinas) is a state-owned railway company in the Philippines which operates one commuter rail service between Laguna and Quezon, and local services between Sipocot, Naga and Legazpi in the Bicol Region.[4] It is an attached agency of the Department of Transportation.

Philippine National Railways traces its roots to the Ferrocarril de Manila-Dagupan, founded on November 24, 1892 during the Spanish colonial period, and later becoming the Manila Railroad Company (MRR) during the American colonial period. Founded on June 20, 1964, by virtue of Republic Act No. 4156, the PNR used to operate over 1,100 km (684 mi) of route from La Union to the Bicol Region.[5] However, neglect reduced the railway's service, and persistent problems with informal settlers in the 1990s and natural disasters in the 2000s contributed further to its decline. The government is currently in the process of reinvesting in the railway through numerous projects set to revive defunct lines and create new ones.

  1. ^ Dela Cruz, Raymond (August 5, 2022). "PBBM names new PNR, LRTA officials". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  2. ^ Mendoza, John Eric (June 25, 2022). "PNR San Pablo-Lucena line to reopen on Sunday". Inquirer.net. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Marasigan, Lorenz (August 2, 2017). "NSRP South gauge change costly, to delay project further". BusinessMirror. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Fares & Tickets". Archived from the original on November 1, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  5. ^ "Sad saga of PNR". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 13, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.


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