PNR will stop operations on March 28 for five years
The Philippine National Railways or PNR is stopping operations for the next five years starting Maundy Thursday, March 28, 2024.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/business/pnr-stop-operations-march-28-2024/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/business/pnr-stop-operations-march-28-2024/
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00:00 The Philippine National Railways, or PNR, is stopping operations for the next five years, starting Monday, Thursday, March 28, 2024.
00:09 This is to give way to the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway, or NSCR.
00:14 The last trips from Governor Pascual to Tutuban and Tutuban to Alabang will be on March 27.
00:19 While the PNR is closed, buses on the Tutuban-Alabang route and vice versa are expected to drop off and pick up passengers along the current PNR route.
00:27 The closure is expected to affect around 30,000 commuters in Metro Manila who ride the trains every day.
00:33 The Transportation Department says halting the PNR will speed up the construction of the project by eight months, saving Php 15.18 billion in costs.
00:41 The NSCR will run from Clark, Pampanga to Calamba, Laguna, and is expected to accommodate up to 800,000 passengers per day.
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