New train sets were unveiled for Manila metro rail transit (MRT) Line 7 at Tandang Sora station in the Philippines. A total of 108 rail cars or 36 train sets have been acquired from South Korea. Civil works on the rail project is currently 62 per cent completed and the line is expected to commence partial operations by Q4 2022.
The line will span 24.7 km, connecting North Avenue in Quezon City to San Jose Del Monte in Bulacan, and cover 14 stations. San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is the concession holder for the project and is fully funding the construction of the MRT network, which connects the existing MRT-3 and Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) via a common station at North Avenue. The estimated cost of the project is PHP77 billion.
The expected daily ridership will be approximately 300,000 in the first year of operations, with the number going up to 850,000 by the end of the 12th year. The end-to-end journey time will be 35 minutes.