PNR Metro Commuter Line

The **PNR Metro Commuter Line** was a commuter rail line operated by the Philippine National Railways. It was first inaugurated as the "Metro Manila Commuter Service" in 1970, and originally served the North and South Main Lines of the metropolis. It had several names in its existence, such _Metrotrak_ and _Metrotren_, before its conclusive name in the late 2000s.

### Local trains

The **Manila Railroad Company** (founded 1887) preceded PNR, which operated various local trains between Manila and its neighboring provinces. Trains from the _Tutuban_ depot led to _Naic, Cavite_, _Pagsanjan, Laguna_, _Montalban, Rizal_, and Bulacan in the 1920s.

### Tram services

The **Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company** (Meralco, founded 1903) operated electrified _Tranvia_ services through what has now become Metro Manila. The  _tram_ system reached Malabon to the north, Pasig to the east, and Libertad (now part of Pasay) to the south — making it one of the longest in Asia in 1924. Both systems were heavily damaged during the Battle of Manila in World War II and had to be rebuilt. In 1948, Meralco began divesting its transportation businesses.

### Contemporary history

The PNR's service declined largely from post-WW2 informal settlers along the railway easements; and natural disasters. Despite this, Manila's _Metro Manila Commuter Service_ was started in 1970, extending from the city's Manila North Harbor and reaching the Biñan station in Laguna province. In 1976, the commuter system peaked and extended as far north as the San Fernando station in Pampanga province.  In 2011, passenger services were resumed to reach Naga City after a rehabilitation program on its Main Line South.

In 2015 a new project was approved by the Philippine government, called the _North-South Railway Project_, to revitalize the PNR. A north line analogous to PNR's existing **North Main Line** is the North–South Commuter Railway, a , electrified narrow gauge commuter railway. A second phase entails rebuilding the line's long-haul services to La Union province. Meanwhile, the south line includes the reconstruction of the existing Metro Commuter line from the _Tutuban Depot_ to Calamba City including a branch line from Calamba to Batangas — as well as the rehabilitation of the **South Main Line** with an extension up to Matnog in Sorsogon province.

## Infobox (rail line)

- **name**: PNR Metro Commuter Line
- **other name**: Metro South Commuter
- **image**: File:Tutuban PNR station 2019-12-21.jpg
- **image width**: 250
- **caption**: a PNR 8000 class at _Tutuban station_
- **owner**: Government of the Philippines
- **operator**: Philippine National Railways
- **website**: http://pnr.gov.ph
- **locale**: Metro Manila
- **start**: Tutuban station
- **end**: Governor Pascual station
- **stations**: 36
- **depot**: Tutuban Station
- **routes**: 2
- **type**: Commuter rail
- **electrification**: None
- **signalling**: Automatic block signaling, ABS (1977–2009)
- **daily ridership**: 22,790 (2022)
- **ridership2**: 8.2 million (2022)
- **status**: Closed
- **linelength km**: 75.7
- **tracklength km**: 107.2
- **tracks**: Double-track railway, Double-track
- **speed km/h**: 20-40