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Rail transportation in the Greater Manila Area is a major part of the transportation system in Metro Manila and its surrounding areas.The railway network, collectively known as the Greater Capital Region Railway System, [3] [4] [5] consists of the Manila Light Rail Transit System (LRT), Manila Metro Rail Transit System (MRT), and Philippine National Railways lines within the region.
The Metro Manila Subway (MMS) [83] is an underground rapid transit line currently under construction in Metro Manila, Philippines. The 36-kilometer (22 mi) line, which will run north–south between Valenzuela City, Quezon City, Pasig, Makati, Taguig, and Pasay, consists of 15 stations between the Quirino Highway and FTI stations.
Since the system's opening in 1999, magnetic tickets were used. The single-journey tickets are valid on the day of purchase, while stored value cards are valid for three months. [39] The magnetic tickets have since been replaced with the Beep, a contactless smart card which is being used since 2015 in all Manila LRT and MRT lines. The Beep ...
Two types of tickets exist: a single-journey (one-way) ticket whose cost is dependent on the destination, and a stored-value (multiple-use) ticket for 100 pesos. The 200-peso & 500-peso stored-value tickets were issued in the past, but have since been phased out. The single-journey ticket is valid only on the date of purchase.
It claimed that about 60 percent of MRT and LRT riders used Beep cards to pay their train travel expenses while the rest used the standard single-journey tickets. [2] As of November 2018, more than five million cards have been sold and the company expects user growth at 1% to 2% annually.
On April 6, 1970, PNR inaugurated the Metro Manila Commuter Service, which started at Manila North Harbor and ended in Biñan station in Laguna. [25] After numerous expansions, the commuter service served thousands of daily riders in its system and had an expansive network in and out of Metro Manila. [ 26 ]
All tickets for the Manila show are 1,500 Philippine pesos, or around $27, including all taxes and fees. Rodrigo’s team told NBC News that they kept prices lower than usual so more people could ...
Metro Manila, Philippines: Transit type: Rapid transit/Light metro: Number of lines: 2: Number of stations: 38: Daily ridership: 305,264 (2022) [1] Annual ridership: 109.63 million (2022) Website: Light Rail Transit Authority: Operation; Began operation: December 1, 1984; 40 years ago () Operator(s) Line 1: Light Rail Manila Corporation Line 2: