PNR extends service hours to cope with holiday rush

By: Jean Mangaluz - 2 years ago

UPGRADES ON TRACK The refleeting program of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) gets a boost with the acquisition of three diesel hydraulic locomotives and 15 passenger coaches from Indonesian manufacturer PT Inka. One of the newtrains is blessed by a priest (inset) and makes an inaugural run on Thursday. It arrives at De la Rosa Station in Makati City, next to another PT Inka train (painted white), which was shipped in 2019

(RICHARD A. REYES / INQUIRER file photo)

MANILA. Philippines — The Philippine National Railways (PNR) announced on Friday that it would extend its operating hours to accommodate the influx of holiday travelers.

“Dahil panahon na ng Kapaskuhan, mas pinahaba ng [PNR] ang operasyon ng mga tren dahil sa pagdagsa ng mga mamimili at pasahero sa Tutuban,” the PNR management said.

(Because of the Christmas season, the PNR extended its operating hours due to the large volume of passengers at the Tutuban station).

Below are PNR’s scheduled trips for Friday afternoon:

Tutuban to Alabang: 12:06 pm; 1:06 pm; 2:06 pm; 3:06 pm; 3:56 pm; 4:36 pm; 5:36 pm; 6:36 pm; 9:16 pm
Alabang to Tutuban: 12:32 pm; 1:42 pm; 2:32 pm; 3:42 pm; 4:32 pm; 5:22 pm; 6:12 pm; 7:12 pm; 8:02 pm
Tutuban to Bicutan: 6:46 pm
Bictuan to Tutuban: 7:50 pm
Tutuban to Biñan: 7:16 pm
Tutuban to San Pedro- 8:16 pm
Tutuban to Gov. Pascual – 1:51 pm; 2:41 pm
Gov. Pascual to Tutuba – 7:22 pm; 8:22 pm
Gov. Pascual to Bicutan – 2:22 pm; 3:12 pm; 4:52 pm; 5:52 pm
Bicutan to Gov. Pascual – 3:40 pm; 4:30 pm; 6:10 pm; 7:10 pm
Naga to Sipocot – 3:30 pm
Sipocot to Naga – 12:00 pm; 4:50 pm

Commuters were also advised to follow PNR’s social media pages for more updates.

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