page_title: Rail transport in the Philippines
section_title: Line extensions
hierarchical_section_title: Rail transport in the Philippines / Railways under construction / Rapid transit / Line extensions
caption_attribution_description: English: Contractors build the Metro Manila Rail Transit 7 (MRT 7) along Commonwealth Avenue near Brgy. Holy Spirit in Quezon City on Thursday (August 2, 2018). The line, which will run 22.8 km from North Avenue, Quezon City to San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, is expected to serve 350,000 passengers per day upon completion.
context_page_description: Rail transportation in the Philippines is currently used mostly to transport passengers within Metro Manila and the nearby province of Laguna, as well as a commuter service in the Bicol Region. Freight transport services once operated in the country, but these services were halted. However, there are plans to restore old freight services and build new lines.
  From a peak of 1,100 kilometers, the country currently has a railway footprint of only 77 kilometers. World War II, natural calamities, underspending, and neglect have all contributed to the decline of the Philippine railway network.
  The Philippine railway network consists of two commuter lines provided by the Philippine National Railways and three mass transit lines operated by the Light Rail Transit Authority and Metro Rail Transit Corporation, all of which are located in Luzon. Within the last century, there were operating intercity rail lines extending from Manila both north and south operated by PNR. There were also lines on the Panay and Cebu islands, operated by Panay Railways, which currently does not own rolling stock or rail, only property.
context_section_description: LRT Line 1 south extension: LRT Line 1 will be extended further south, from its terminus in Baclaran station in Pasay to Niog station in Bacoor. Construction started in 2019, and is expected to be partially finished by 2021.
  LRT Line 2 east and west extension: LRT Line 2 will be extended by 4 kilometers eastward and 3 kilometers westward. While the east extension is currently under construction, the west extension is projected to start by 2021.
caption: Construction of Batasan station along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City as of August 2018.
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