PNR Metro Commuter Line

PNR Metro Commuter Line
A PNR 8000 class at Tutuban station
Overview
Other name(s)	Metro North Commuter Metro South Commuter
Status	Closed
Owner	Government of the Philippines
Locale	Metro Manila
Termini	Tutuban Governor Pascual[a] Alabang[b] Calamba (until July 2, 2023)[b]
Stations	36
Website	pnr.gov.ph
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Services	2
Operator(s)	Philippine National Railways
Depot(s)	Tutuban Caloocan
Rolling stock	Refer to Rolling stock section below
Daily ridership	22,790 (2022)[1]
Ridership	8.2 million (2022)[1]
History
Opened	April 6, 1970; 54 years ago (April 6, 1970)
Closed	March 27, 2024; 7 months ago (March 27, 2024)
Technical
Line length	75.7 km (47.0 mi)
Track length	107.2 km (66.6 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-track (Governor Pascual–Sucat) Single-track (Sucat–IRRI)
Character	At-grade
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	20–40 km/h (12–25 mph)
Signalling	Mitsui ABS (1977–2009)[2] None (2009–2024)[3]
Average inter-station distance	2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Route map Legend Governor Pascual Malabon Caloocan Caloocan Caloocan Depot 10th Avenue 5th Avenue Caloocan Manila Estero de Sunog Apog Solis Tutuban Railyard & Tayuman Locomotive Shed Tutuban Blumentritt Laon Laan España 8 Estero de Valencia Santa Mesa Pasig River Estero de Pandacan Pandacan Estero de Pandacan Paco San Andres Vito Cruz Manila Makati Buendia Dela Rosa Pasay Road Estero de Tripa de Gallina EDSA 3 Estero de Tripa de Gallina Makati Taguig Nichols  MMS  FTI  MMS  Taguig Parañaque Bicutan Parañaque Muntinlupa Sucat Sucat River Mangangate River Alabang Bayanan Creek Poblacion River Muntinlupa Magdaong River Tunasan Muntinlupa   Tunasan River   San Pedro San Isidro River San Pedro San Pedro Carmona Carmona Pacita Main Gate San Pedro Biñan Golden City 1 Biñan Biñan River Biñan Santa Rosa Silang-Santa Rosa River Santa Rosa Golden City 2 Santa Rosa Cabuyao Cabuyao River delta Cabuyao Gulod Cabuyao River delta Mamatid Banlic Cabuyao Calamba San Cristobal River San Juan River Calamba Pansol Masili Calamba Los Baños Dampalit Creek Los Baños Anos Creek College Molawin River IRRI Lucena-Legazpi This diagram: view talk edit

The PNR Metro Commuter Line was a commuter rail line operated by the Philippine National Railways. It was first inaugurated as the Metro Manila Commuter Service in 1970, and originally served the North Main Line and the South Main Lines, as well as the defunct Carmona and Guadalupe branch lines. Since then, it adopted several names such as Metrotrak^[4] and Metrotren,^[5] before adopting its present name in the late 2000s. The line was also nicknamed the Orange Line due to its designation in the 1970s.

The present line prior to its closure had 36 stations serving Metro Manila and Laguna. It is divided into two sections which meet in Tutuban station in Tondo, Manila. The Metro North Commuter section ran from Tutuban to Governor Pascual station in Malabon and is colored light green in the system map of PNR. On the other hand, the Metro South Commuter section ran from Tutuban to IRRI station in Los Baños, Laguna and was colored orange. Some stations connect to LRT Lines 1 and 2, and MRT Line 3.

It temporarily closed on March 28, 2024 to give way for the construction of the North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR), which will assume its role upon completion around 2029.^[6] Although the line has been shuttered, there are plans to reinstate its tracks at a later date, following the completion of the new railway system.

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