Roads and

Railroads in the
Philippines
Adajar, Jerico T.
BSCE 2-1
 PRESENATION
CONTENTS OF THIS
Here’s what you’ll find in this presentation:

1. Different types of roads and railroads in the

Philippines.
2. An assortment of pictures of different roads and
railroads in the Philippines.
3. Definition of each roads and railroads in the
Philippines.
4. Brief history of each roads and railroads in the
Philippines.
5. Importance of roads and railroads in the
Philippines.
 OBJECTIVES
01
To become familiar on the
roads and railroads in the
Philippines.

02
To define the different types of
road and railroads in the
Philippines.

03
To know the history of each
type.

04 To know the importance of

roads and railroads.
The Different Types of
Roads in the Philippines
 ROADS
Pavement or Road is an open,
generally public way for the
passage of vehicles, people, and
animals.

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HISTORY

Department of Public Works and Highways or

DPWH has been long withstanding as the
infrastructure arm of the Philippines. It started
during the Spanish Colonial Era. t was in 1900s
when the transportation depended on roads. At
this period, the construction of highways in the
Philippines seemed to be impossible. It was
during in the American Period when the
roadways were developed in the Philippines.
 National Primary
According to the DPWH, National Primary
Roads are roads that directly connects Major
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communities. They straightforwardly
connect more modest urban areas and
commonplace capitals, air terminals,
seaports, and places of interest to the
essential streets.
 National Tertiary
Outside urban areas, tertiary roads are those
with low to moderate traffic which link
smaller settlements such as villages and
hamlets. It also connect to National Roads to
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 Municipal and
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 Barangay Roads

Minor roads are outside the town proper or

urban areas.

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 Expressways

Expressways or vessel elevated expectations

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these streets ordinarily incorporate offices
that gather cost expenses for section in an
open or shut framework.
HISTORY

In 1976, the expressway was extended by another 29

kilometers (18 mi) from Alabang up to Calamba, Laguna.
The project included the 1.2-kilometer-long (0.75 mi)
viaduct which crosses over Alabang called Alabang Viaduct.
This later on became the boundary when the PNCC decided
to split SLEX into two concessions which renamed the
Magallanes to Alabang segment as the South Metro Manila
Skyway System while the Alabang to Santo Tomas segment
retained the South Luzon Expressway concession branding.
Expressways in the Philippines

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 SLEX
(South Luzon
Expressway)
 NLEX
(North Luzon
Expressway)

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 Bypasses

Roads or highways that avoid a built-up area,

town or city proper to let through traffic flow
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without interference from local traffic reduce
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congestion and improve road safety where a
toll for passage is levied in an open or closed
system.
 RAILROADS
A permanent road having a line
of rails fixed to ties and laid on a
roadbed and providing a track for
cars or equipment drawn by
locomotives or propelled by self-
contained motors

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HISTORY

From the time the first rail tracks were laid in the Manila-
Dagupan Ferrocaril line in 1891 and the colonial train had its
first commercial run, until today when the Mainline South
(Bicol line) is being rehabilitated under much public
anticipation, Philippine trains have been running for 120
years.

From the Manila center towards Baguio in the north, the line
ended in Damortis, La Union while south line stopped in
Legazpi City in the Bicol Peninsula. From here to there and
back it carried people and their goods, their trade and
livelihood. From here to there it ferried passengers and
freight, towards beginnings and ends, transitions and
celebrations.
The Different Types of
Railroads in the
Philippines
 PNR
Philippine National
Railways

A state-owned railway company in the

Philippines which operates one commuter
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rail service between Metro Manila and
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Region.[2] It is an attached agency of the

Department of Transportation.
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HISTORY
PNR began operations on November 24, 1892 as the
Ferrocarril de Manila-Dagupan, during the Spanish colonial
period, and later becoming the Manila Railroad Company
(MRR) during the American colonial period. It became the
Philippine National Railways on June 20, 1964 by virtue of
Republic Act No. 4156. PNR used to operate over 1,100 km
(684 mi) of route from La Union to the Bicol Region.
 LRT Line 1

Operated by Light Rail Manila

Corporation (LRMC) and owned by
the Light Rail Transit Authority
(LRTA) as part of the Manila Light
Rail Transit System. Currently, the
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HISTORY
The LRT Line 1 began construction in 1981 with the first
LRVs arriving in 1982. By December 1984, a portion of LRT1
was opened to the public and in 1985, the original
LRT1 line from Baclaran, Pasay City to Monumento in
Caloocan City, approximately 13.95km in length, became fully
operational.
 MRT Line 3
Manila Metro Rail
Transit System
Known as the Manila Metro is one of the two
rapid transit systems serving Metro Manila
in the Philippines along with the Manila
Light Rail Transit System (LRTS).

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HISTORY
 It originally began as a single line (Line 3) that was first
opened in 1999 and became fully operational by the year 2000.
Since then, most of the newly proposed rapid rail lines within
Metro Manila that are not under the jurisdiction of the 
Light Rail Transit Authority is associated with the "MRT"
brand.
 MRT Line 7
Manila Metro Rail
Transit System
A rapid transit line under construction in the
Philippines. When completed, the line will be 22.8
kilometers (14.2 mi) long, with 14 stations. The line
runs in a northeast–southwest direction, beginning at
San Jose del Monte, Bulacan up to the North Triangle
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line will traverse Quezon City and Caloocan in Metro q0TM

Manila and is envisioned to spur business and

commerce at its inter-modal terminal station in San
Jose del Monte, Bulacan. According to the latest
update, the project is 54% complete as of January
2021.
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HISTORY
Construction on the new line began in April 2016 and half-way
through as of October 2019 It is expected to be completed by
2021. Metro Manila is currently served by LRT 1, LRT 2 and
MRT 3, while the MRT 7 line will be connected to MRT Lines
1 and 3.
 IMPORTANCE
Progressive development on the roads and
railroad of the Philippines leads to economic
growth of the country. The tollways and LRT fees
are used for the future infrastructures of the
country. Through the improved transportation, the
tourism industry will be growing thorugh the
years.
Thank you!