Metro Manila Subway Project Details and LRT 2 Extension LRT 1 Cavite Extension Updates

Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) involves the construction of a 36km-long subway in Metro Manila, Philippines. It will be the first mass underground transport system in the Philippines.

The subway will connect North Caloocan in Bulacan and Dasmariñas in Cavite through the National Capital Region.

It has a design capacity to accommodate 1.5 million passengers a day and is expected to serve 370,000 passengers a day in the first year of its operation.

The project was proposed by the Department of Transportation or DOTr and approved by the National Economic Development Authority’s Investment Coordination Committee (NEDA-ICC).

Ground-breaking for the Manila subway project was held in Valenzuela City in February 2019. Partial operations will begin by 2022, while phase one is expected to be completed by 2025.
Metro Manila subway route details

The project will be implemented in two phases and will have 15 stations. The initial phase will cover the central zone in the North Capital Region between Valenzuela and Parañaque, while the second phase will cover the north and south zones.

The Katipunan route was shortlisted among three proposed routes. The line will run from Quirino Highway in Quezon City to NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay and FTI in Taguig.

Spanning across Valenzuela (the depot), Quezon, Pasig, Makati, Taguig, and a small portion of Parañaque City, the subway system has a maximum operational speed of 80km/h and will run through seven local governments and three business districts in 30 minutes.

Quirino Highway-Mindanao Avenue Station, Tandang Sora Station, and North Avenue Station will be the first three stations to begin operations under phase one.

The Manila subway will be connected to major rail lines of PNR Clark, PNR Calamba, and the Common Station for better connectivity.

It will also have a spur line extending up to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to offer better connectivity for the passengers.
LRT 2 Extension
THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said the East Extension of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) is nearly 77% complete, with two new stations being built in Marikina and Antipolo expected to be finished by the end of the year.

The East Extension Project was “76.9% complete” as of January, Transportation Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John R. Batan told BusinessWorld in a recent interview.

The East Extension Project intends to add four kilometers to the 13.8-kilometer LRT-2 train line, connecting it to Antipolo City.

The East Extension Project was “76.9% complete” as of January, Transportation Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John R. Batan told BusinessWorld in a recent interview.

The East Extension Project intends to add four kilometers to the 13.8-kilometer LRT-2 train line, connecting it to Antipolo City.

he two new stations are Emerald in Marikina City and Masinag at the Masinag Junction in Antipolo City.

“The East Extension will be operational by December of this year. It’s almost done. We are just installing the electro-mechanical systems,” Mr. Batan added.

The department is also preparing to buy 14 more train sets for the expanded LRT-2 line.

“We are buying 14 (train sets). Delivery will start from 2022 onwards,” he said.

“Separate procurement siya, ongoing pa. Wala pang selection. (The new trains are going through a separate procurement exercise, which is ongoing, with no selection made) It’s going to be funded out of the LRTA’s (Light Rail Transit Authority) budget. We are buying new trains because we need additional trains for the LRT-2,” he said.
“LRT-2 has 18 train sets. Out of the 18 train sets, eight are currently not operational; they are down. Four train sets are being rehabilitated. The four train sets will be our immediately available train sets by 2021,” he said.

LRT 1 Cavite Extension
After nearly two decades and three administrations, the construction for the LRT-1 Cavite Extension has finally commenced. The project is 47.77% complete as of July 2020.

Did you know that the LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project was approved by the NEDA's Investment Coordination Committee way back on August 25, 2000, while the NEDA Board approved the Implementing Agreement for the project on January 22, 2002?

It took a Mayor from Davao, from 1,500 kilometers South of Metro Manila, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, his classmate from Cagayan, from 500 kilometers North of Metro Manila, Secretary Arthur Tugade, and a strong-willed retired police general, LRTA Admministrator Reynaldo Berroya, to finally get all components of this long-awaited, and much-needed project in place.
With the help of the Light Rail Manila Corporation, this project, which will lengthen the existing LRT Line 1 from Baclaran to Niog in Bacoor, Cavite, will cut travel time from Manila to Cavite from 1 hour and 10 minutes to only 25 minutes. The project is targeted to be partially operable in 2021.

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