Metro Manila Subway

"Manila Subway" redirects here. For the subway line in Makati, Metro Manila, see Makati Intra-city Subway.

Metro Manila Subway
The Quezon Avenue station of the subway, under construction in May 2024
Overview
Other name(s)Mega Manila Subway[1]
StatusUnder construction
OwnerDepartment of Transportation
Line number9
LocaleMetro Manila (phase 1)
Bulacan and Cavite (phases 2 and 3)
Termini
Stations17
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemManila Metro Rail Transit System
Operator(s)Department of Transportation
Depot(s)Ugong, Valenzuela
Rolling stockSustina electric multiple units[2]
Daily ridership370,000 (projected)[3]
History
CommencedFebruary 27, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-02-27)
Planned opening2029
Technical
Line length33 km (21 mi)[note 1]
Number of tracksDouble-track
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge[4]
Loading gauge4,150 mm × 3,000 mm (13 ft 7 in × 9 ft 10 in)[5]
Minimum radiusMainline: 160 m (520 ft)
Depot: 100 m (330 ft)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead lines[5]
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
SignallingNippon Signal [ja] SPARCS moving block CBTC[6]
Route map

Legend
 East Valenzuela
Valenzuela Depot
Valenzuela
Quezon City
 Quirino Highway
Tandang Sora
Up arrow Dr. Santos - Niog
()
 North Avenue
3 ()
Quezon Avenue
Left arrow Lerma - University Avenue Right arrow
(8)
Down arrow Taft Avenue
3
 East Avenue
Anonas
Left arrow Recto - Antipolo Right arrow
Camp Aguinaldo
Quezon City
Pasig
Left arrow EDSA - Taytay Right arrow
(4)
 Ortigas
Shaw
Pasig River
Pasig
Taguig
 Kalayaan
Bus interchange
 Bonifacio Global City List of BGC Bus routes
Lawton
Up arrow Clark International Airport / Tutuban
 NSCR 
Nichols
 Senate-DEPED
E6 (Philippines).svg E6
NAIA
Expressway
FTI
Taguig
Parañaque
Bicutan
Down arrow Calamba
 NSCR 
Taguig
Pasay
 E6 (Philippines).svg E6
NAIA
Expressway
 NAIA Terminal 3 Ninoy Aquino International Airport Bus interchange
NAIA Terminal 1 and 2 Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Pasay
Parañaque
 E3 (Philippines).svg E3
Manila–Cavite
Expressway
Asia World Bus interchange
()
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The Metro Manila Subway,[7] formerly known as the Mega Manila Subway (MMS) is an under-construction underground rapid transit line in Metro Manila, Philippines. The 33-kilometer (21 mi) line, which will run north–south between Valenzuela, Quezon City, Pasig, Taguig, Parañaque and Pasay, consists of 17 stations between the East Valenzuela and Bicutan stations. It will become the country's second direct airport rail link after the North–South Commuter Railway, with a branch line to Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Dubbed as the country's "Project of the Century", the Metro Manila Subway broke ground on February 27, 2019,[8] and construction began the following December. Subsequently, suffering delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[9] the line is scheduled to fully open in 2029. The project is expected to cost ₱355.6 billion (equivalent to US$7.06 billion in 2017 dollars).[10][11] Much of its cost is covered by a loan provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).[12][13][14]

The Metro Manila Subway is integrated with the public transit system in Metro Manila. Passengers may take various forms of road-based public transport, such as buses and jeepneys, to and from a station to reach their intended destination. The line is designed to connect with other urban rail transit services in the region; riders may transfer to LRT Line 1, MRT Line 3, and MRT Line 7 at the nearby North Triangle Common Station, which is also currently under construction. Other connections include the existing LRT Line 2 and PNR Metro Commuter Line, as well as the planned Makati Intra-city Subway, the MRT Line 4, and MRT Line 8.

The line is projected to serve 370,000 passengers per day in the short term with longer term growth leading to a projected 1.5 million passengers of daily ridership.[10]

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  11. ^ "Japan set to fund Metro Manila subway, 2 other rail projects". Public-Private Partnership Center. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  12. ^ "Metro Manila Subway: PH, Japan sign loan deal". ABS-CBN News. March 16, 2018. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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