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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 Manila–Cavite Expressway (more popularly known as CAVITEX), [a] [b] signed as E3 of the Philippine expressway network and R-1 of Metro Manila's arterial road network, is a 14-kilometer-long (8.7 mi) controlled-access highway linking Manila to the southern province of Cavite in the Philippines.
The rails are mostly elevated and erected either over or along the roads covered, with sections below ground. The western terminus of the line is the Hidalgo station infont of Quiapo Church along Quezon Boulevard, while the eastern terminus of the line is the UP Diliman station along Commonwealth Avenue in barangay U.P. Campus, Quezon City.
92.1 57.2 E5 (NLEX Segment 8.2) in Quezon City: CLLEX in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija: under construction South Luzon Expressway Toll Roads 4 and 5 [2] 484 300 E2 (SLEX Toll Road 3) in Calamba, Laguna Route 1 (Maharlika Highway) in Matnog, Sorsogon: under construction 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
A modern rapid transit system was established in 1984 with the LRT Line 1 which was followed by LRT Line 2 and MRT Line 3. Additional rail lines such as MRT Line 7 the Metro Manila Subway and the Makati Intra-city Subway are planned or under construction. [3] Private car ownership is significant and has grown over time. [4]
This is a route-map template for the Makati Intra-City Subway, a proposed rapid transit line in the Philippines.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Stage 1 involved the rehabilitation of the 13.43-kilometer (8.35 mi) at-grade portion of South Luzon Expressway from Magallanes to Alabang and the construction of a six-lane, 9.3-kilometer (5.8 mi) elevated expressway above it from Buendia to Bicutan. Construction of Stage 1 began on November 27, 1995, with actual work beginning in 1996. [25]
The MRT's 16.9-kilometer-route consists of 1 line and 13 stations (in operation). The first and the only line currently in operation, MRT Line 3 is jointly operated by the Metro Rail Transit Corporation, a privately owned company, and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) through a Build-Lease-Transfer agreement. Line 3 was opened in December ...