LRT, MRT and PNR Modernization ProjectImplementing Agencies

Light Rail Transit Authority (Lines 1 and 2) Metro Rail Transit Corporation (Line 3 and Line 5) Philippine National Railways (NorthRail and SouthRail) Universal LRT Corporation (Line 4, 7, 8 and 9) Department of Transportation and Communications

Project Description

Because of an expanding rail network, the LRT-MRT-PNR System Map could no longer afford to have each direction of travel represented by a different color. Eventually, the map would run out of colors to use to represent each direction of travel. This was the main reason behind the revamp. Using the acclaimed London Underground Map as a reference, the LRT-MRT-PNR System Map was revamped, as announced by the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications, Mr. Joseph Emilio Abaya.

Colors were used to represent each line rather than each direction of travel, cutting the usage of colors by half and preserving other colors for future lines.

Red for North-South Line Green for East-West Line Blue for North-Southwest Line Yellow for Espana-Commonwealth Line Rich Maroon for Caloocan-Fort Bonifacio Line Purple for North-East Line Orange for East Rail Line Grey for Rizal Park-North Avenue Line Pink for C5 Line

The Manila LRT and MRT to have Automatic platform gates in underground and elevated stations that prevents riders from falling on to the tracks. Line 1 to 12 stations also have LCD screens that display the wait times for the next train. Line 1 to 12 trains have digital voice announcements and LCD passenger information display. Automated station announcements are recorded in English, Hong Kong Cantonese, Standard Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese and Filipino.

Platform screen doors by Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd (a member of the Knorr-Bremse Group) are installed at all elevated LRT and MRT stations. Manila's Light Rail Transit (LRT) was the second rapid transit system in Southeast Asia world to incorporate platform screen doors in its stations in 2005. These doors serve to prevent suicides, enable climate control within the station (better ventilation and air conditioning), better security control as access to the tunnels and tracks is restricted and for passenger safety considerations.

There is generally 2 series of the full height platform screen doors in use. The first series, installed at all elevated and underground stations along the North South Line, the East West Line (except Katipunan station in Quezon City) and the EDSA Line (except Buendia and Ayala Station in Makati City), have been in use since 2007. These cost about an additional S$1 million per platform. The latest series of platform screen doors, featuring a sleeker design and incorporating more glass surfaces, are installed at all elevated stations along the two driverless trains, North East Line and Circle Line. The Shaw Boulevard and Boni stations had installed screen doors, on the basic existing lines.

Aside from the modernization of the system, the LRT, MRT and PNR provides an obstacle-free environment within the entire system; all stations and trains are handicap accessible. Features include: handicap-capable restrooms, ramps, walkalators, escalators and elevators for wheelchairs and strollers, tactile guide paths, extra-wide faregates, and trains with a designated wheelchair area.

Each station is equipped with LED passenger information displays and LCD TVs both in the concourse and on the platforms which display the notification ticker to display announcements and train arrival and departure times.

Also includes the fare integration of the lines using the Credit Card Rechargeable Contactless SmartCard Technology to facilitate the transfer of passengers between the existing lines making it more convenient to travel using the railway system.

System Map

Lines

Line and Color TerminalsLength (km)

Stations OperatorTrack Gauge

Voltage

Line 1 (North-South Line)

SM City North EDSA Annex 2

Building, Quezon City

Baclaran, Pasay City

19.6km 22 Light Rail Transit

Authority

1,435 mm (4

feet 8 ½ inches)

DC 750 V third rail

Line 1 South ExtensionRedemptorist, Parañaque City

Niog, Bacoor, Cavite

11.7km 10

Line 2 (East-West Line) Recto, ManilaSantolan, Pasig City

13.8km 11

Line 2 West ExtensionSantolan, Pasig

CityMasinag,

Antipolo City4km 4

Line 3 (North-Southwest Line)

North Avenue (Trinoma Mall),

Quezon City

Taft Avenue, Pasay City

16.95km 13 Metro Rail Transit

CorporationLine 3 Southwest Extension

Taft Avenue, Pasay City

Jose Diokno, Pasay City

1.74km 4

Line 4 (Espana-Commonwealth Line)

Old Bilibid Prison, Manila

Quirino Highway,

Novaliches, Quezon City

22.6km 20

Universal LRT

Corporation

Line 5 (Caloocan-Fort Bonifacio Line)

Caloocan-Sangdaan

Ninoy Aquino

International Airport,

Pasay City

20km 1225 kV

AC 50 Hz

Line 7 (North-East Line)

SM City North EDSA Annex 2 Building, North

Avenue, Quezon City

Araneta-Colinas, San

Jose del Monte, Bulacan

23km 15

Line 8 (Eastern Line)Santa Mesa,

ManilaAngono,

Rizal16.8km 14

Line 9

SM City North EDSA Annex 2 Building, North

Avenue, Quezon City

Rizal Park South

Parking Lot, Manila

12km 12

Line 10 (Pasay-Pateros Line)

Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City

Pateros 12.33km 11

Line 11 (C5 Line)Bagong Nayong

PilipinoValenzuela

Line 12 (Airport Line) NAIA Terminal 1NAIA

Terminal 34

PNR-NorthRail Clark Caloocan- 80km 6 Philippine

International Airport, Clark,

PampangaSangandaan

National Railways

PNR-SouthRailCaloocan-

SangandaanCalamba, Laguna

61km 10

Stations List

Line 1 (Red Line)

Station

Number

Station Name District/BarangayCity/

MunicipalityTransfer to

NS01 North AvenueBago Bantay

Quezon City

North AvenueNS02 Roosevelt

NS03 BalintawakApolonio Samson

(Balintawak)NS04 Malvar Bagong Barrio

CaloocanNS05 MonumentoGrace Park

NS06 5th AvenueNS07 R. Papa

Tondo

City of Manila

NS08 Abad SantosNS09 Blumentritt

Santa Cruz

BlumentrittNS10 TayumanNS11 BambangNS12 Doroteo Jose RectoNS13 Carriedo

NS14Central

TerminalErmita

Pasig River FerryNS15 United NationsNS16 Pedro GilNS17 Quirino Avenue

MalateNS18 Vito CruzNS19 Gil Puyat San Isidro PasayNS20 Libertad Santa ClaraNS21 EDSA San Rafael Taft Avenue

 NAIA Shuttle Bus

 Philtranco Clark Airport Shuttle Bus

NS22 Baclaran Santo Niño

Line 1 South Extension

Station Number

Station Name District/Barangay City/Municipality

NS22 Redemptorist Baclaran

ParañaqueNS23

Manila International Airport

Tambo

NS24 Asia World Don GaloNS25 Ninoy Aquino La HuertaNS26 Dr. Santos San DionisioNS27 Manuyo Uno Manuyo Uno

Las PiñasNS28 Las Piñas Pulanglupa UnoNS29 Zapote Zapote V (Longos)

Bacoor, CaviteNS30 Talaba Talaba IIINS31 Niog Niog I

Line 2 (Green Line)

Station

Number

Station Name

District/BarangayCity/

MunicipalityTransfer to

EW01 Recto Santa Cruz

City of Manila

Doroteo JoseEW02 Legarda SampalocEW03 Pureza

Santa MesaSanta Mesa

EW04 V. MapaEW05 J. Ruiz Ermitaño San JuanEW06 Gilmore

New Manila

Quezon City

EW07Betty Go-Belmonte

EW08Araneta

Center-CubaoSocorro (Cubao) Araneta Center-Cubao

EW09 AnonasQuirino 3-A (Project

3)EW10 Katipunan Loyola HeightsEW11 Santolan Calumpang Marikina

Line 3 (Blue Line)

Statio Station Name District/ City/ Transfer to

n Numb

erBarangay Municipality

ES01 North AvenueDiliman

Quezon City

North AvenueES02 Quezon AvenueES03 Kamuning

ES04Araneta Center-

CubaoSocorro (Cubao) Araneta Center-

Cubao

ES05 SantolanMurphy (Camp

Aguinaldo)

ES06 Ortigas Wack-Wack Greenhills

(Ortigas Center) MandaluyongPhiltranco Clark

Airport Shuttle BusES07 Shaw BoulevardES08 Boni Barangka Ilaya

ES09 GuadalupeGuadalupe

Nuevo

Makati

Pasig River Ferry

ES10 Buendia Urdaneta

ES11 Ayala San Lorenzo The Fort BusES12 Magallanes Magallanes EDSA

ES13 Taft Avenue San Rafael Pasay

EDSA

 NAIA Shuttle Bus

Philtranco Clark Airport Shuttle Bus

Line 4 (Yellow Line)

Station Number

Station Name District/Barangay City/Municipality Transfer to

EC01 Bilibid Viejo Santa Cruz

Manila

Doroteo JoseRecto

EC02 LermaSampalocEC03 Mendoza

EC04 AntipoloEC05 Welcome Rotonda

Galas-SantolQuezon City

EC06 Araneta AvenueEC07 RooseveltEC08 Timog Avenue TimogEC09 Examiner

EC10 EDSA

Diliman

Quezon AvenueEC11 BIR-Agham RoadEC12 Quezon City HallEC13 PhilcoaEC14 State AccountingEC15 Tandang Sora

BalaraEC16 Zuzuarregui

EC17Don Antonio

HeightsEC18 Batasan South

CommonwealthEC19 Batasan NorthEC20 Doña Carmen

NovalichesEC21 Regalado AvenueEC22 Mindanao AvenueEC23 Quirino Highway

Line 5 (Caloocan-Fort Bonifacio Line)

Station Number

Station Name District/Barangay City/Municipality Transfer to

CFB01Caloocan-

SangandaanSangandaan

Caloocan CityCFB02 MonumentoCFB03 Del Monte Avenue

Quezon CityCFB04 G. Araneta AvenueCFB05 Aurora BoulevardCFB06 Acacia

Addition HillsCFB07 Wack-WackCFB08 Kalentong

Pleasant HillsMandaluyong City

CFB09 9 de Febero

CFB10 EDSAWack-Wack Greenhills

CFB11 San Miguel Kapitolyo

Pasig CityCFB12 Meralco AvenueCFB13 Pasig Boulevard

CFB14E. Rodriguez-

CanleyBagong Ilog

CFB15 Fort Bonifacio Taguig CityCFB16 NAIA Pasay City

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LRT-MRT Projects in the Pipeline

LRT Line 1 Refurbished Rolling Stock Project

Implementing Agency

Light Rail Transit Authority Department of Transportation and Communications

Project Description

First and most urgent is the purchase of 48 additional coaches for LRT-1 that will cost around P3.8 billion.

Additional coaches will increase passenger load of trains and decrease the waiting time at the stations which is currently at 6-7 minutes.

The international standard is 2-3 minutes waiting time.

A refurbished BN ACEC 1st Generation LRV and Kinki Sharyo and Nippon Sharyo 3rd Generation LRV features a Active Route Map and the STARiS version 2.0 features real-time multi-purpose displays that features landmarks in the vicinity of a station when the train arrives at a station. Animated advertisements, including local commercials and movie trailers will also be available.

The 4-car BN ACEC 1st Generation LRV and Kinki Sharyo and Nippon Sharyo 3rd Generation LRV stainless steel trains feature electrically operated automatic sliding doors, larger gangway, air-conditioning, dedicated space for passengers with reduced mobility, route map in English & Traditional Chinese, LED display and announcement for passenger information, and luggage racks. They will be equipped with a regenerative braking system ensuring significant energy savings. These cars, although similar to their counterparts running on the LRT-1, they feature LCD showing the station number and station name in each car.

The trains underwent a four year mid-life refurbishment program, which was completed on 2 January 2016.

LRT, MRT and PNR Rolling Stock Acquisition Project

Implementing Agencies Light Rail Transit Authority (Lines 1 and 2) Metro Rail Transit Corporation (Line 3) Philippine National Railways (NorthRail and SouthRail) Universal LRT Corporation (Line 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9) Department of Transportation and Communications

Project Description

The coaches are fire retardant, air-conditioned and designed to reduce noise and vibration, and will feature both high seating capacity and ample space for standing passengers. They will be outfitted with a number of features for safety and convenience, including LCD screens, 3D route maps, first-aid kits, wheelchair facilities, fire-fighting equipment and intercom systems permitting communication with the train driver. Each coach will furthermore feature a black box to assist in accident investigations.

LRT-1, MRT-3 and PNR Southrail Trains in the Pipeline

LRT Line 1 Trains

Low Floor LRV for Changchun Bombardier Innovia Metro Advanced Rapid Transit Beijing Airport Line Mark II vehicle assembled by the Changchun Railcar

Company. A Goninan (UGL)/CSR Phase IV Light Rail vehicle

MRT Line 3 Trains

Madrid Metro Series 2000 Madrid Metro Series 3000 U-Bahn Type T1

PNR Southrail Trains

Chūō Line E233-0 series E233-3000 series

Closing the loop (P6 billion budget) - target date of completion in the 1st-2nd quarter of 2015

Implementing Agencies

Light Rail Transit Authority (Line 1) Metro Rail Transit Corporation (Line 3) Universal LRT Corporation (Line 4) Department of Transportation and Communications

Location Map

Project Description

"Closing the Loop" involves constructing an additional station near the SM City North EDSA Annex 2 Building in between LRT-1's Roosevelt station and MRT Line 3's North Avenue/Trinoma station in order to connect the two lines. Passengers will be able to transfer from one line to another without leaving the LRT/MRT complex.

Automatic Fare Collection System (P1.72 billion budget)

The contactless AFCS (automatic fare collection system) will integrate the ticketing system between the LRT and the MRT and PNR. Passengers will no longer have to spend a lot of time lining up just to buy tickets, which can be bought from other retail outlets such as grocery stores.

A new type of ticket will also be used. Instead of the magnetized ones currently being used, the more durable "rechargeable contactless" credit cards will be made available. Just like cellphone cards, these train tickets are also "loadable," as they will be using a technology similar to the Octopus card system in Hong Kong.

Cavite LRT Extension (P60 billion budget) - target date of completion in 2015 with first 4 stations operational and fully operational by 2016

Ten new stations will be constructed after LRT's Line 1-Baclaran station, enabling the train system to go all the way to Bacoor, Cavite. From Roxas Boulevard, it will also go through the airport area, making it more convenient for travellers to use the LRT to go to NAIA. The coaches will also have provisions for baggage and luggage.

LRT Line 2 East Extension Project (P10 billion budget) - target date of completion in the 1st-2nd quarter of 2015

This involves the design and construction of a 4.19-kilometer extension from the existing Santolan Station to Masinag Junction (intersection of Marcos Highway and Sumulong Highway).

Two stations will be built at Emerald Drive, Cainta, Rizal (in front of Robinson's Place Metro East), and Masinag Junction, Antipolo City. This project will provide rapid and reliable mode of transit to the east of Manila and to various strategic commercial, industrial and educational districts in Metro Manila.