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The station was built in response to the Los Baños–San Pablo bypass line that aims to cut the travel time from Manila down to the South Main Line compared to the current route that passes through the province of Batangas. This in turn, made the Los Baños section of the Pagsanjan-Sta Cruz Branch line part of the PNR Main Line to Bicol.
The Manila Limited was a train service between Manila and Iriga. One train each left from these two termini. Train 517 left Manila by 3 pm and arrived in Iriga by 4:15 am. Train 518 left Iriga by 2:50 pm and arrived in Manila by 2:35 am. It ended in 2006 when all regular intercity services were terminated. [51]
The Manila Railroad celebrated the first Manila–Legazpi Bicol Express on May 8, 1938. The South Main Line was first proposed in 1875 as part of the plan for the Luzon railway network. [ 9 ] The line was first opened as the Main Line South in 1916 and its first named service was the Lucena Express to Lucena , Quezon .
Distance from Manila Manila-Bagbag March 24, 1891 44 km 44 km Bagbag-Mabalacat February 2, 1892 43 87 Mabalacat-Tarlac June 1, 1892 32 119 Tarlac-Dagupan November 24, 1892 76 195 Dagupan-San Fabian January 11, 1908 12 207 San Fabian-Rabon July 5, 1908 Rabon-Santo Tomas November 14, 1908 Santo Tomas-Agoo December 4, 1908 Agoo-South Aringay
A map of the Manila Railroad Company's local train network. The Manila Railroad Company, which preceded PNR, operated various local trains between Manila and its neighboring provinces. Trains from Tutuban will lead to Naic in Cavite, Pagsanjan in Laguna, Montalban in Rizal, and Bulacan during the 1920s. [7]
There are two rapid transit systems operating in the country: the Manila Light Rail Transit System, and the Manila Metro Rail System, both serving passengers in Metro Manila. Many passengers who ride the systems also take various forms of road-based public transport, such as buses, to and from a station to reach their intended destination. [62]
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) (Filipino: Pambansang Daambakal ng Pilipinas; Spanish: Ferrocarril Nacional de Filipinas) is a state-owned railway company in the Philippines which operates one commuter rail service between Laguna and Quezon, and local services between Sipocot, Naga and Legazpi in the Bicol Region. [5]
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.