Mar. 18, 2022
Sumitomo Corporation
Japan Transport Engineering Company

Order Received to Supply 304 for the Philippines’ North-South Commuter
Railway Extension Project
Sumitomo Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President andChief Executive Officer: Masayuki Hyodo) and Japan Transport Engineering Company (HeadOffice: Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture; President and Representative Director: Takao
Nishiyama; hereinafter, “J-TREC”) have received an order from the Department of Transportation(DOTr) of the Republic of the Philippines for the delivery of train cars for the project to extend theNorth-South Commuter Railway which connects the Metropolitan Manila area with its
neighboring cities (304 train cars, contract amount of approximately 72.5 billion yen) (hereinafterreferred to as the "Project").
In the Metropolitan Manila area, where rapid economic and population growth continues, traffic
congestion and air pollution caused by this concentration of population are becoming increasingly
serious year by year, and this has focused attention on rail transportation, an energy-efficientmeans of transporting large numbers of people. The Philippines government is promoting a largescale infrastructure development plan called "Build Build Build" and the North-South Commuter
Railway Project is positioned as a core project of this plan. In addition to Phase 1, whose
construction is well under way (approximately 40 kilometers connecting Malolos, Bulacan andTutuban, Manila), once the extensions in the north from Clark（Clark International Airport）,
Pampanga to Malolos, and in the south from Tutuban to Calamba, Laguna (approximately 110
kilometers combined) are completed, the entire line will be approximately 150 kilometers long. By
expanding the transportation network in the Metropolitan Manila area and shifting
transportation from automobiles to railway, we can expect to see significant improvements intraffic congestion and air pollution.

The Project is to be undertaken as part of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) program ofJapan based on a loan aid agreement between Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
and the Philippines government. We will be designing and manufacturing 304 train cars (38trainsets of 8 cars) for the route running from Clark to Calamba, with all train cars to be delivered
to DOTr by around 2028. Sumitomo Corporation and J-TREC received orders of the delivery oftrain cars for Phase 1 of the North-South Commuter Railway Project in July 2019 and the deliveryof train cars for Metro Manila Subway Project in December 2020.

Sumitomo Corporation has worked on numerous railway development and train car export
projects primarily in Asia and the United States. Particularly in the Metropolitan Manila area,
we have a track record of having received and fulfilled orders for several existing lines (LRT-1,LRT-2, and MRT-3). At present, Sumitomo Corporation takes part in the operation of LRT -1 andis executing the rehabilitation and maintenance agreement for MRT-3. By leveraging ourextensive experience in transportation infrastructure projects, we will continue to contribute torealizing sustainable growth and creating a decarbonized society in the Philippines as we work toachieve the steady and smooth implementation of this project.
J-TREC is one of the Japan's leading manufacturers of stainless-steel commuter train cars. Thecompany has designed and manufactured a wide range of products, including high-speed trains,express trains, and hybrid system trains, including fuel cell train cars that use hydrogen to realize
a decarbonized society. In recent years, J-TREC has been actively developing "sustina", the nextgeneration stainless-steel train cars (see note*1), and contributing to the development of regional
infrastructure. In the Southeast Asian market, the company delivered cars for the Purple Line inBangkok, Thailand in 2016 and is currently in the process of fulfilling contracts to deliver cars for
Phase 1 of the North-South Commuter Railway Project and Metro Manila Subway Project.
Following these projects, J-TREC will also be introducing "sustina" in this project to contribute tothe development of transportation infrastructure in the Metropolitan Manila area.
(Note) *1 “sustina”
Sustina is the product for the next-generation stainless-steel train cars featuring higher energy
conservation, enhanced safety and high maintainability designed and manufactured by J-TREC
utilizing common platform for stability of transportation. It has been adopted by many railway
lines, especially major lines in the Tokyo Metropolitan area.
(Reference material)■ Outline of this Project
Project name: The Malolos-Clark Railway Project and the North South Railway Project-SouthLine (Commuter) CP NS-02
Client: Department of Transportation of the Republic of the Philippines (DOTr)
Contract: Design, manufacture, testing and delivery of 304 cars (8 cars x 38 trainsets) withwarranty, delivery of spare parts and special tools, crew training, etc.
Entire contract period: 78 months

■ Route map■ Image of train car when completed