MINDANAO RAILWAY PROJECT UPDATE 2020 Tagum Davao Digos (MRP-TDD) Segment Construction in 2021!

One of the flagship projects under the BUILD BUILD BUILD PROGRAM — the Mindanao Railway Project is a proposed 1,533km railway network on the island of Mindanao and the first railway system to be constructed outside mainland Luzon.

Department of Transportation Sec. Arthur Tugade assured that the long overdue Mindanao Railway Project (MRP) will push through despite suffering delays as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. To support the statement of Sec. Tugade, Head of Mindanao Railways Operations, Asec. Eymard Eje disclosed that the project management consultant for the Phase 1 of the Mindanao Railway Project are now in the process of procurement and the agency is just waiting for the short list of the design and build contractor to be submitted by China so they can proceed with the bidding process.

Issuance of notices of taking and offers to buy and acquire right of way is still on-going.

The construction of the MRP- Tagum-Davao Digos (TDD) segment is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2021, with partial operations expected by fourth quarter of 2021, and full operations expected by second quarter of 2022.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said that the 102-km MRP-TDD segment is expected to reduce travel time from Tagum City, Davao del Norte to Digos City, Davao del Sur from 3.5 hours to 1.3 hours once it starts operating in 2022.

The MRP-TDD is expected to not only make travel faster, but also safer, more convenient and comfortable for passengers in the said corridor. It will have 8 stations, namely: Tagum Station (Mankilam, Tagum City); Carmen Station (Ising, Carmen) ; Panabo Station (Datu Abdul Dadia, Panabo City); Mudiang Station (Mudiang, Davao City); Davao Station (Langub, Davao City); Bato Station (Toril, Davao City); Sta. Cruz Station (Zone4); and Digos Station (Cogon).

The MRP TDD was initially proposed as two track, electric powered railway line. However, upon serious consideration from NEDA Board, it was downgraded to single track diesel-type railway system, with provisions for future tracks and electrification upon recommendation of the House committee on Mindanao affairs during the 2021 budget hearing last November, for it to be eventually upgraded to two-track, electric-powered railway system in the future.
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