Philippines VS.

Country with Good Transportation System

1. Choose a country with a good transportation system.

2. Compare that country's system to Philippines and discuss the country's
advancement. Include Sources, you can focus on one topic or more, it is your
discretion. You can include photos attached on the docs if you want.

a. Clear and concise, 1 page is okay.

b. Filipino or English is okay.
c. Not Handwritten.

Trains
Japan
being reliable, punctual and convenient train travel is an integral part of life in
Japan

List_of_countries_by_rail_transport_network_size
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_rail_transport_network_size

Landmass 61st globally

Population size 11th
Japan #1 worldwide for the number of passengers carried by rail transport each year

First railway 1870 - Tokyo and Yokohama train lines have stretched across all four
the main islanads and now cover the entire country

High speed trains like the shinkansen make long-distance travel convenient

Train categories

Local trains - Kikuchi/futsuu which means it will stop in every station. (it will
stop in every 11 stations)
Rapid Trains - Kaisoku which means it will skip some stations but are still fairly
slow (It will stop 6 stations in 11 stations)
Express Trains - Kyuko which means it will skip additional stations (It will stop
in 4 stations in 11 station)
Limited Express Trains/ tuk-u - travelling shorter distance or staying within a
city (It will stop in major station) - 3 stations in 11 stations
Super Express or shinkansen - fastest category, it will cost a supplemental fare,
it will cover japan rail passes

Quality of railroad infrastructure

http://reports.weforum.org/pdf/gci-2017-2018-
scorecard/WEF_GCI_2017_2018_Scorecard_EOSQrailroad.pdf

91 Philippines
2 Japan

Most Disciplined Country in the world

https://www.newsgra.ph/2430/10-most-disciplined-nations-in-the-world/

Japan 2

How to use trains in Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW_sw77sqvE

Philippines -Train System

Unloading incidents and service interruptions are significantly reduced
more Dalian Trains Rolled Out
MRT-3 Rehabilitation this Year

Sumitomo Corporation
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
TES Philippines

took over the rehabilitation and maintenance of the rail line

PNR has also be opened serene service from Caloocan to Delarosa in Makati and
extended it to be the opening of the sarandon station
the PNR also extended rail services to the city of Malabon with the opening of a
governor pascual station

the common station has started construction and will connect the four major rail
lines together
LRT1, MRT3, MRT-7 and the Metri Manila Subway System Interconnect

build build build program the philippines will have a total of 1,900 kilometers of
railways from what is currently just 77
these projects are across Luzon Visayas Mindanao

the metro manila subway broke ground in February 2019, partial operations run in
select stations by 2022, 2025 it will be fully operational and reach NAIA

North - South Commuter Railway Project

Pampanga
Bulacan
Metro Manila
Laguna
Construction Underway

PNR - Clark

Construction Phase 1 in 2018

Construction Phase 2 in 2019
Target Completion in 2022

MRT-7 Construction
42.42% Completion Rate as of April 2019

PNR - Bicol
639 - kilometer

South Long-haul project

LRT - 1 Cavite Extension Q1 2019 started construction in May in the East
LRT 2 Masinag Extension is 60% complete

the Mindanao Railway is a first in Mindanao with 8 stations connecting tagum davao
digos
long term solutions to fix MRT-3 have been planned inside, 18 billion loans covers
the rehabilitation and maintenance of the train line and all of its components
MRT 3 Maintenance Providers Sumitomo Corporation

Test deployment of the new Dalian Train has also Started last year after its
restoration the mrt3 will increase its operating train sets for peak hours double
from 15 to 20 trains, train speed from 30 to 60 kph, waiting time from 7-10 mins.
to 3.5 mins.

Ticketing system "Beep Card" - 2015

MRT implements Beep Card Ticketing System

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TP4VoGx6nA

Buses
Highway
Airport