PNR: Alabang-Calamba trips suspended beginning July 2 to make way for NSCR project

The Philippine National Railways' daily trips from Alabang to Calamba and vice versa will be suspended starting on July 2 to make way for the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project.

In a statement, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said that only two trips will be affected by the route’s closure: 4:38 a.m. and 7:56 p.m.

About 467 commuters take the trips daily, the DOTr said.

Transportation Undersecretary for Railways Cesar Chavez said an elevated, double-track and electrified train system will be built directly above the existing PNR tracks, speeding up the construction of the NSCR by eight months.

The new NSCR system will replace the PNR’s present street level, single track, and diesel locomotive set-up, according to the DOTr.

”The Alabang to Calamba train service will be temporarily suspended to give way to a major construction that will result in a modern train service that will ferry more people, to more places, fast and safe,” said Chavez.

While the NSCR is being constructed along the route, the following PNR stations will be temporarily unavailable: Alabang, Muntinlupa, San Pedro, Biñan, Sta. Rosa, Cabuyao, Mamatid, and Calamba.

Once completed, the 147-kilometer NSCR system will traverse from Clark, Pampanga to Calamba, Laguna, linking the Greater Manila Area to neighboring provinces. —Ted Cordero/ VAL/VBL, GMA Integrated News