| Rail transportation in the Greater Manila Area | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Owner | Government of the Philippines Department of Transportation | ||
| Locale | Greater Manila Area, Philippines | ||
| Transit type | Urban rail transit | ||
| Number of lines | 9 (4 currently operational) | ||
| Number of stations | 63 (operational) | ||
| Daily ridership | 601,195 (2022)[a] | ||
| Annual ridership | 216,209,925 (2022)[a] | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 60.2 km (37.4 mi) (operational) 232.36 km (144.38 mi) (under construction) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (PNR) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge (current and future lines) | ||
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Rail transportation in the Greater Manila Area is a major part of the transportation system in Metro Manila and its surrounding areas. The railway network, collectively known as the Greater Capital Region Railway System,[2][3][4] consists of the Manila Light Rail Transit System (LRT), Manila Metro Rail Transit System (MRT), and Philippine National Railways lines within the region.
The network makes up the majority of active railways in the country and bear the brunt of providing the metropolis with rail as a faster alternative mode of transport other than buses and jeepneys. However, these systems are currently insufficient for the rapidly expanding metropolis; to address this, new lines and line extensions are under construction, which will extend the system far out into neighboring regions.[5]
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