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North-South Commuter Railway project advances despite right-of-way issues. Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News

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Johnson Manabat

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1758174883544cropped-20250918060940_6bf9b1dc-4d4d-41c6-affc-38748f304c10.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">North-South Commuter Railway project advances despite right-of-way issues. Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>LAGUNA — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Thursday inspected the ongoing south leg or the South Commuter Railway Project in Cabuyao and Sta. Rosa area in Laguna. </p><p>This will be part of the North South Commuter Railway that aims to connect Clark to Calamba.</p><p>DOTr acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez led the inspection together with the local government unit of Cabuyao.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/7/31/metro-subway-north-south-railway-listed-by-depdev-as-at-risk-2057">Metro Manila Subway, North-South Commuter Railway listed by DEPDev as &#x27;at-risk&#x27;</a></div><p>The contractor of the project started to demolish the old PNR Cabuyao Station to give way to the new rail line.</p><p>Lopez said the north leg of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project is expected to be finished ahead of the south leg in Laguna.</p><p>“We just have to be candid and honest about the situation. Mauuna po talaga yung north - but what is important is makikita n’yo naman na tuloy-tuloy pa rin ang trabaho ng DOTr, ito rin po yung sabi ng Pangulo na huwag sanag huminto ang trabaho ng kagawaran kasama yung mga attached agencies,” Lopez told reporters. </p><p>According to Lopez, the entire NSCR system is expected to be completed by 2030 or 2031 and once it is operational, it can accommodate about 800, 000 passenger daily.</p><p>Lopez explained that the travel time from Calamba, Laguna to Clark, Pampanga via NSCR will be reduced to just 2 hours.</p><p>“The southern leg…it will start from Manila all the way to Calamba. It&#x27;s always right-of-way, kaya hindi natin mareresolba ang issue ng right-of-way at sites acquisitions kung wala ang lokal na pamahalaan, kasi po may matatamaan at matatamaan na constituents ng lokal na pamahalaan,” according to Lopez.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/7/16/economy-and-development-council-approves-ppp-for-north-south-commuter-railway-operations-1241">Economy and Dev&#x27;t Council approves PPP for North-South Commuter Railway operations</a></div><p>The Valenzuela to Malolos leg, Lopez said, is expected to be operational by 2027 and by 2028, the Valenzuela to Clark leg will also be running.</p>

<p>This will be part of the North-South Commuter Railway that aims to connect Clark to Calamba.</p>

This will be part of the North-South Commuter Railway that aims to connect Clark to Calamba.

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North-South Commuter Railway project advances despite right-of-way issues

Johnson Manabat,

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Published Sep 18, 2025 01:59 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 18, 2025 05:55 PM PHT

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