The Department of Transportation inked a contract with Mitsubishi Corp. Friday for the acquisition of 120 new rolling stocks for the Light Rail Transit-Line 1, the oldest of three light rail lines in Metro Manila.
Mitsubishi will supply train cars to LRT-1 from 2020 to 2022. Four rolling stocks are expected to be delivered by August 2020.
The 120 light rail vehicles will be used for the LRT-1 South Extension project, which will extend the existing line from Baclaran in Parañaque City to Bacoor in Cavite and increase the system’s capacity from 500,000 to 800,000 passengers per day.
Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade said the government has finally brought life to the much delayed project.
“No way I will delay this activity any further. No way I will procrastinate. No way I will spend much talks and discussion. It is high time that we put this project into high motion,” Tugade said during the contract signing.
The acquisition of new rolling stocks is part of the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s ¥43.252-billion official development assistance loan for “Capacity Enhancement of Mass Transit Systems in Metro Manila Project,” which aims to support quality transport infrastructure in the country.
JICA Senior Representative Tetsuya Yamada said the project will help decongest the traffic-choked streets of Metro Manila.
At present, the LRT-1 has 20 stations from Roosevelt Station in Quezon City to Baclaran Station in Parañaque City.
Based on government data, LRT-1 carries an average of 500,000 commuters daily.
The government first conducted the bidding for the supply of 120 new light rail vehicles for the LRT-1 in March last year but it was declared a failure as no offer was given by Japanese firms.
Former Transport Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya attributed the lack of bids from Japanese firms to the surge in demand of rolling stocks in Japan as Tokyo prepares to host the 2020 Olympics.
The second bidding was conducted for the procurement of LRT-1’s trains earlier this year.
DOTr also signed a contract with NSTren Consortium for the construction of the Philippine National Railway Clark Phase 1 from Tutuban in Manila to Malolos in Bulacan province.
Tugade said the actual construction of the Tutuban-Malolos project will start by December 2017 or January 2018.
Manila’s other train system—MRT-3—has been heavily criticized for technical glitches which inconvenience the riding public daily.
Mitsubishi will supply train cars to LRT-1 from 2020 to 2022. Four rolling stocks are expected to be delivered by August 2020.
The 120 light rail vehicles will be used for the LRT-1 South Extension project, which will extend the existing line from Baclaran in Parañaque City to Bacoor in Cavite and increase the system’s capacity from 500,000 to 800,000 passengers per day.
Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade said the government has finally brought life to the much delayed project.
“No way I will delay this activity any further. No way I will procrastinate. No way I will spend much talks and discussion. It is high time that we put this project into high motion,” Tugade said during the contract signing.
The acquisition of new rolling stocks is part of the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s ¥43.252-billion official development assistance loan for “Capacity Enhancement of Mass Transit Systems in Metro Manila Project,” which aims to support quality transport infrastructure in the country.
JICA Senior Representative Tetsuya Yamada said the project will help decongest the traffic-choked streets of Metro Manila.
At present, the LRT-1 has 20 stations from Roosevelt Station in Quezon City to Baclaran Station in Parañaque City.
Based on government data, LRT-1 carries an average of 500,000 commuters daily.
The government first conducted the bidding for the supply of 120 new light rail vehicles for the LRT-1 in March last year but it was declared a failure as no offer was given by Japanese firms.
Former Transport Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya attributed the lack of bids from Japanese firms to the surge in demand of rolling stocks in Japan as Tokyo prepares to host the 2020 Olympics.
The second bidding was conducted for the procurement of LRT-1’s trains earlier this year.
DOTr also signed a contract with NSTren Consortium for the construction of the Philippine National Railway Clark Phase 1 from Tutuban in Manila to Malolos in Bulacan province.
Tugade said the actual construction of the Tutuban-Malolos project will start by December 2017 or January 2018.
Manila’s other train system—MRT-3—has been heavily criticized for technical glitches which inconvenience the riding public daily.
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