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- MANILA – The Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) is almost two-thirds complete and is on track to be fully operational by November 2025. In an update on Tuesday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the MRT-7 project is 63.28 percent complete as of October and training of its workforce is…
Nov 7, 2023 · MANILA – The Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) is almost two-thirds complete and is on track to be fully operational by November 2025. In an update on Tuesday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the MRT-7 project is 63.28 percent complete as of October and training of its workforce is ongoing.
Aug 3, 2022 · INQUIRER.net / 02:02 PM August 03, 2022. MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation is targeting the full operations of the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) by 2024 to 2025.
Jan 25, 2023 · THE planned demonstration and partial operability for San Miguel Corp.’s (SMC) Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) will no longer push through, an official from the Department of Transportation (DoTr) said. Instead, the DoTr is now targeting full operations of MRT-7 by the second quarter of 2025.
- History
- Route
- Rolling Stock
- Expansion
Early planning and delays
On August 27, 2001, an unsolicited proposal of the MRT-7 project was submitted to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), the forerunner to Department of Transportation. The Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) first approved a version of the MRT Line 7 project in March 2004; this initial approval was provisional and contingent on the project's impact on the government's deficit reduction program. It had been sub...
Construction
Soil testing and surveying, including pre-construction related activities, were conducted in February 2016. A groundbreaking event was held on April 20, 2016, and was attended by President Benigno Aquino III. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade expected the line to be finished by 2019,but it was pushed back to 2020 because of right-of-way issues regarding the acquisition of a 33-hectare land for the San Jose del Monte Station, depot, and the intermodal transport terminal (ITT). Constructio...
The line will start at San Jose del Monte station located in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan and will end at the North Triangle Common Station in Quezon City. Its depot will be located along Quezon City, close to the proximity of La Mesa Watershed.
The line will be operated with 108 rail cars in a three-car configuration. Hyundai Rotem was awarded a $440.2 million contract to supply 108 metro cars, which will be configured into 36 train sets (3 cars per train set, with plans of expanding up to 6 cars per train set). The contractual scope also includes signalling, communications, and power sup...
The MRT 7 shall eventually evolve into a network 200 kilometers (120 miles) long. Its main feature is a circumferential mainline comprising the present line, the Airport Access segment to the New Manila International Airport, the West Rail Link, and the Phase 2A between the Manila North Harbor and the North Avenue Common Station. Additional branche...
Apr 15, 2023 · April 15, 2023 | 12:00am. 1. SMC yesterday joined the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Quezon City government in groundbreaking the pre-construction phase of the turnback guideway for...
Aug 25, 2023 · MRT Line 7 is part of the Build Build Build project that aims to address the growing need for more public transportation. This rapid transit line will be 22.8 kilometers long, comprising 14 stations. The MRT Line 7 is expected to be fully operational in 2025. August 25, 2023. Brief History of MRT-7.
Aug 30, 2022 · August 30, 2022 | 12:00am. New MRT-7 train coaches were seen along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Sunday (July 17, 2022). STAR / Michael Varcas. MANILA, Philippines — The Department of...
