PNR reopens Naga-Legazpi rail line after six years

A PNR prepare waits for passengers at a station in Ligao Metropolis in Albay province on this picture taken in October. By Dec. 27, the Naga in Camarines Sur to Legazpi in Albay route, which stopped operations in 2017, will reopen. —REYNALDO II A. SINSON/
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MANILA, Philippines —  The prepare operations from Naga Metropolis in Camarines Sur to Legazpi Metropolis in Albay reopened to the general public on Wednesday after a six-year suspension, the Philippine Nationwide Railways (PNR) mentioned.

In keeping with PNR, its trains as soon as once more resumed providers on the routes after a short lived suspension in April 2017 resulting from a scarcity of sufficient prepare coaches and locomotives.

“Ngayong umaga, December 27, matapos ang higit na anim na taon, muling tinahak ng mga PNR trains ang 101-kilometrong rutang Naga-Legazpi-Naga sa Bicol Area,” PNR mentioned in a press launch.

(This morning, December 27, after greater than six years, PNR trains as soon as once more traveled the 101-kilometer Naga-Legazpi-Naga route within the Bicol Area.)

“Sa pag-arangkada ng mga PNR trains sa nasabing ruta, naisakatuparan ang hiling ng mga Bicolano na unti-unting magbalik ang serbisyo nito sa kanilang mga bayan at rehiyon,” it added.

(With the launch of PNR trains on the mentioned route, the request of the Bicolanos to steadily return its service to their cities and areas has been fulfilled.)

The primary journey from Naga to Legazpi departed at 5:38 a.m. whereas the prepare coming from Legazpi to Naga left the station at 5:45 a.m., PNR mentioned.

It additionally famous that the afternoon journey from Naga to Legazpi will likely be at 5:30 p.m., whereas the journey from Legazpi to Naga will likely be at 5:47 p.m.

The journey time between the 2 cities takes three hours, PNR added.

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In the meantime, different stations in between Naga and Legazpi the place passengers can also alight embody Pili, Iriga, Polangui, Ligao, Travesia, and Daraga.

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Furthermore, PNR mentioned that the flag stops are in Baao, Lourdes, Bato, Matacon, Oas, Bagtang, Washington Drive, and Capantawan.

It additionally reminded the general public that the fare ranges from P15 to P155 and a 20 % low cost is obtainable to college students, senior residents, and individuals with disabilities.