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 NRAIT
(a number of carriages all connected together and are
pulled by an engine along a railway.)
RTIAN STIOATN
(where trains stop to load or unload passengers.)
DROA TENWROK
(a system of interconnected roads allows for
transportation and communication between different
locations.)
 LGHTI RIAL
WENTKOR
(the main rail system serving Metro Manila.)
 RCA NTLARES
(a company that rents automobiles for short periods
of time to the public)
 1. Philippine National Railways (PNR)
• Train service is comparable to (or slower than, due to delays)
buses in terms of speed, but is more comfortable owing to the use
of donated Japanese coaches for the service.
• It is possible to travel between any two points served by the
services, and fares are distance-based. Children under three feet
may travel for free.

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 Four classes of service on the Bicol
Express:
Executive sleeper class
• Features individual air-conditioned cabins.
• Each cabin has a bed, pull-down armrests so that a portion of the
bed can be used as a chair, and a small table.
• Washrooms are available inside the coach.

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 Executive sleeper class

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 Four classes of service on the Bicol
Family sleeper class
Express:
• Features four-bed air-conditioned cabins: two beds on each side, with
one stacked on top of the other.
• Access to the top bunk is via a foldable ladder between both sides of the
cabin, and cabins are separated from the aisle with a curtain.
• The PNR promotes this class for the use of families traveling together,
although it is possible to book an individual bed.

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 Family sleeper class

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 Four classes of service on the Bicol
Express:
Reclining air-conditioned economy class
(deluxe class)
• Features air-conditioned reclining chairs, two on each side of the
cabin.
• On some coaches, it is possible to rotate the chairs so that
passengers may face each other.

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 Reclining air-conditioned economy class (deluxe
class)

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 Four classes of service on the Bicol
Express:
Economy class (or ordinary class)
• It is the cheapest class of service, featuring upholstered benches
on each side which can sit up to three people.
• Ventilation is provided via overhead ceiling fans.

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 Economy class (or ordinary class)

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Philippine National Railways (PNR)

• On the Mayon Limited, only reclining air-conditioned economy class

("deluxe") and regular economy class are offered. However, unlike the
Bicol Express, the Mayon Limited provides services using two different
trains: the "deluxe" service operates on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, while the "economy" service operates on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Sundays.
• Passengers on PNR are entitled to a free baggage allowance of 20
kilograms.

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Philippine National Railways (PNR)

• It is possible to pre-book seats by calling PNR at +63 (2) 319-

0044. Pre-booking seats is recommended during peak travel
seasons (especially during Holy Week and in September, during
the Peñafrancia Festival in Naga), where trains can be full.

• However, the PNR does send a second, all-economy

supplementary overnight train on certain days during peak seasons
if traffic demand warrants it.

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Philippine National Railways (PNR)

• The Department of Transportation (DoTr) announced that

PNR operations will cease on March 28 to give way to the
construction of the North-South Commuter Railway project
that will last for five years.

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Philippine National Railways (PNR)

• The PNR picking up

passengers at the
Magallanes station in
Makati City. )March 15,
2024)

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 2. Light Rail Transit Automated System
• The Manila LRTA System is the main metropolitan rail system
serving the Metro Manila area of the Philippines.
• There are two lines to the LRT: LRT-1, called the Yellow Line and
MRT-2, called the Purple Line.
• Although the system is referred to as a ―Light Rail system,
arguably because the network is mostly elevated, the system is more
akin to a rapid transit (metro) system in European-North American
terms.

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Light Rail Transit Automated System

• The Manila LRT is the first metro system in Southeast Asia, built
earlier than the Singapore MRT by three years.
• Quick and inexpensive to ride, the LRT serves 605,000 passengers
each day.
• Every day, around 430,000 passengers aboard the Yellow Line,
and 175,000 ride the Purple Line.
• Its 31 stations along over 31 kilometers (19 mi).

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Light Rail Transit Automated System

• All of the stations of the LRT are elevated, except for the
Katipunan Station (which is underground).
• A reusable plastic magnetic ticketing system has replaced
the previous token-based system, and the Flash Pass was
introduced as a step towards a more integrated
transportation system.

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 3. Manila Metro Rail Transit Corporation
• System
Can also mean Mass Rapid Transit.
• The MRTC System has a single line, MRT-3 or the Blue
Line. Although it has characteristics of a light rail, it is
more akin to a rapid transit system.
• It is not related to the Manila Light Rail Transit System.

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 Manila Metro Rail Transit Corporation
System
• One of its original purposes was to decongest Epifanio de los
Santos Avenue (EDSA), one of Metro Manila's main
thoroughfares and home to the MRT.
• MRT has been only partially successful in decongesting
EDSA, and congestion is further aggravated by the rising
number of motor vehicles.

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 Manila Metro Rail Transit Corporation
System
• The expansion of the system to cover the entire
stretch of EDSA is expected to contribute to current
attempts to decongest the thoroughfare and to cut
travel times.
• The single line serves 13 stations on 16.95 kilometers
(10.5 mi) of line.

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 Manila Metro Rail Transit Corporation
System
• It is mostly elevated, with some sections at grade or
underground. The line commences at North Avenue and
ends at Taft Avenue (Taft on the map), serving the cities
that EDSA passes through: Quezon City, Mandaluyong,
Makati and Pasay.
• The MRT roughly serves around 300,000-400,000 people
each day.

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 MRT and LRT lines

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 4. Automated Guideway Transit System
• The AGD system in UP Diliman will be the first of its kind
to be built in the Philippines.
• Plans for the system were revealed as early as December of
2010.
• It will serve as test track for the first mass transit system to
be built and developed in the country by local engineers.
• The railway became operational in 2012.

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 Automated Guideway Transit System

• In October 2018, the DOST announced that it would

dismantle the AGTS line within the University of the
Philippines after the university declined use of the railway.
The government agency is negotiating with the
Bataan Peninsula State University to regarding the transfer
the AGTS from UP to its campus.

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 Automated Guideway Transit System

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 5. Road Networks
• The Philippines has two additional road networks: an
expressway network and the Strong Republic Nautical
Highway (SRNH) system.
• Luzon has an expressway network dominated by the
North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and South Luzon
Expressway (SLEX).

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 Road Networks

• These are tollways with good paved roads, are privately-

maintained, and the farthest tolls will not cost more than
a few pesos from Metro Manila. Other expressways
include the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (a 94-
kilometer 4-lane freeway connecting Subic Bay and
Tarlac) and the Bataan Provincial Expressway.

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 Road Networks

• The Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH) system

is a three-route network of national and provincial roads,
bridges, and roll on/roll-off (RO/RO) ferries which
facilitate the connection of major islands of the
Philippines together by road, bringing down the cost of
driving (and lowering the cost of shipping goods between
islands).

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 Road Networks

• The SRNH system begins in Luzon and runs in a north-

south direction through Visayas, and ultimately ends in
Mindanao.
• The SRNH is useful for driving to tourist destinations
outside Manila.
e.g. it is possible to drive to Boracay from Manila via the
Western Nautical Highway.
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 SRNH Routes

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 6. Car Rentals
• Car rental may be chauffer driven or self-driven.
• Most travel agencies are able to book a selection of
vehicle types anywhere in the world.

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 6. Car Rentals
• Major car rental companies have offices in all major
cities of the country, with pickup and drop off
facilities.
• As a rule, a valid driver’s license is required.

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