Saturday, July 7, 2007

Date of Completion and Operations of Various Philippine Railways

(Data from 1905 Annual report of the Directory of Lands. Philippines Bureau of Lands (page 188) and 1908 Report of the Governor General of the Philippines (page 337, 437, 438)

Antipolo Extension (Manila Railroad Company)


1.Manila - Pasig - completed and was put in operation - December 22, 1905
2. Pasig to Rosario Junction - Taytay - February 22, 1906
3. Rosario Junction to Mariquina - March 17, 1906
4. Marikina-Montalban LIne - April 17, 1907

Manila Cavite Line


1. Belt Line, Manila - Line opened (single track) March 25, 1908
2. Paco to Binacayan - March 25, 1908
3. Binacayan to Caridad -May 11, 1908
4. Caridad to San Roque - May 24, 1908

Manila-Batangas Line (now PNR southrail)


1. Paco to Muntinlupa - line opened June 21, 1908

Dagupan-San Fernando Line


1. Dagupan to San Fabian - January 11, 1908
2.San Fabian to Camp One - March 23, 1908

Paniqui-Tayug Line (Tarlac Railways Company)


1. Panique to Cuyapo - June 30, 1908

Dau-Magalang Line


1. December 20, 1907

San Fernando-Frorida Blanca Line


1. San Fernando to Guagua on November 12, 1907
2. Guagua to Luba on January 27, 1908
3. Lubao to Florida Blanca on April 10, 1908

Pasig Line (Manila Suburban Railways Company)

1. Paco to Pasig, Rizal - partial operation started January 6, 1908; Full operation - June 14, 1908

Lines above are all long gone except for the Manila Belt Line and the Paco to Muntinlupa Line. June 21, 2008 is Saturday next year and it's nice to commemorate the 100 years anniversary of this line by riding the PNR Southrail.

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