Project costs to be covered by Japanese development assistance loan
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Corp. will supply 120 train cars for a light rail transit system in Manila, in a roughly 30 billion yen ($267 million) order that marks the Japanese trading house's first contract to provide rolling stock in the Philippines.
The train cars will be built by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, Spain's leading railroad car manufacturer known widely as CAF, using Japanese-made parts in the motors, brake systems and other components. Delivery is expected to begin in late 2020.
The cars will run on an elevated railroad running north-to-south through the Philippine capital. The 20km-long Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1 is currently undergoing construction to extend its reach 12km to the south. The new cars will boost the system's passenger-carrying capacity.
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Corp. will supply 120 train cars for a light rail transit system in Manila, in a roughly 30 billion yen ($267 million) order that marks the Japanese trading house's first contract to provide rolling stock in the Philippines.
The train cars will be built by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, Spain's leading railroad car manufacturer known widely as CAF, using Japanese-made parts in the motors, brake systems and other components. Delivery is expected to begin in late 2020.
The cars will run on an elevated railroad running north-to-south through the Philippine capital. The 20km-long Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1 is currently undergoing construction to extend its reach 12km to the south. The new cars will boost the system's passenger-carrying capacity.
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