The national government has completed the acquisition of the right-of-way (ROW) for the four of the six stations in Pampanga of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project, the Department of Transportation (DOTR0 disclosed on Tuesday, Dec. 12.
DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said those acquired are the train stations in Apalit, Angeles, Clark and Clark International Airport in Pampanga.
The right-of-way of four out of six stations has been handed over to the contractor at 100% while about 76% of ROW has been handed over for the Malolos to Clark segment,” said Bautista.
The NSCR is a 147-kilometer train system that will connect Metro Manila to the business centers in Pampanga and in Laguna.
The project was initiated by the DOTr with the funding coming from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB.
DOTr Undersecretary for Railways and current Philippine National Railways (PNR) General Manager Jeremy S. Regino said progress of the construction of the NSCR remains on schedule, especially the Tutuban-Malolos (N1) segment and Malolos-Clark (N2) segment.
The NSCR is expected to begin partial operations from West Valenzuela to Malolos in the second quarter of 2027, while full operation will start third quarter of 2029.