DOTr inks deal for Metro Manila subway’s first 3 stations | Inquirer News

DOTr inks deal for Metro Manila subway’s first 3 stations

/ 05:01 AM February 25, 2019

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has signed the contract for the construction of the first three stations of the P227-billion Metro Manila subway project.

Set to break ground on Wednesday, the 36-kilometer subway with 15 stations is envisioned to be one of the most expansive transit networks in the metropolis.

Japan-based Shimizu-Fujita-Takenaka Civil Engineering Co. will build the subway’s first three stations — Quirino Highway, Tandang Sora and North Avenue — along with tunnel structures, the depot in Valenzuela City and facilities for the Philippine Railway Institute.

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In a statement on Sunday, the DOTr said it was targeting partial operability by 2022, while full operations would be in 2025.

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Around 370,000 passengers are expected to benefit from the subway daily in its first year of full operations.

“Next week, our countrymen will finally see that the dream of a railway system running underground in this country is soon becoming a reality,” Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade said.

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The multibillion project is partially funded by a P51-billion loan grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

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