page_title: Philippine National Railways
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Philippine National Railways / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Spanish-Filipino civilians posing in front of the "Ferrocarril de Manila a Dagupan" (ca 1885)
context_page_description: The Philippine National Railways is a state-owned railway company in the Philippines which operates one commuter rail service between Metro Manila and Laguna, and local services between Sipocot, Naga City and Legazpi City in the Bicol Region. It is an attached agency of the Department of Transportation.
  PNR began operations on November 24, 1892 as the Ferrocarril de Manila-Dagupan, during the Spanish colonial period, and later becoming the Manila Railroad Company during the American colonial period. It became the Philippine National Railways on June 20, 1964 by virtue of Republic Act No. 4156. PNR used to operate over 1,100 km of route from La Union to the Bicol Region. However, neglect reduced PNR's service. Persistent problems with informal settlers in the 1990s contributed further to PNR's decline. In 2006, Typhoons Milenyo and Reming caused severe damage to the network, resulting in the suspension of the Manila-Bicol services.
caption: Passengers posing in front of the "Ferrocarril de Manila y Dagupan" (c. 1885).
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