MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Railways (PNR) has announced its bus augmentation trips schedule for the Tutuban-Alabang route during Holy Week on March 28, 30, and 31.
In a post on Facebook, the PNR said that the first bus trip from Alabang will depart at exactly 5:30 a.m. while the first bus from Tutuban will leave at 7 a.m. during the three-day period.
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The bus trips will have a one-hour interval between each trip, according to the state-owned railway.
In its post, PNR said that the the bus will pass through Abad Santos Avenue, Recto Avenue, Legarda Street, Nagtahan Flyover, Quirino Avenue, Dela Rosa or Buendia Station, Magallanes Interchange, SLEx, Bicutan, and Sucat.
“The last bus trip from Alabang to Tutuban will be at exactly 7 p.m., and the return trip from Tutuban to Alabang will be at exactly 9 p.m.,” its post read.
The bus trips, however, will be suspended on March 29 (Good Friday).
PNR will resume deploying buses on March 30.
PNR continued that Starting April 1, there would only be a 30-minute interval between each bus trip on the routes.
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The railway operator previously announced that it would suspend its operations in Metro Manila for five years starting March 28 to make way for the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway project.
To help mitigate the effects of this suspension, the PNR said that it had arranged alternative bus routes with the help of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board upon the directive of the Department of Transportation.
Holy Week railway operations
The operator of Light Rail Transit Line 1 announced earlier that it would suspend operations from March 27 to March 31, 2024.
Meanwhile, Light Rail Transit Line 2 will shorten its operations on March 27, with the last trips at its Antipolo and Recto Stations scheduled for 7 p.m. It will then suspend its operations from March 28 to 31.
Metro Rail Transit Line 3 will also suspend its operations from March 28 to 31.
The three railway lines said that these suspensions are due to annual maintenance activities. Operations for all lines will resume on April 1.