Metro Manila (National Capital Region) is served by three urban rail transit lines and a commuter line. There are four new lines under construction, and five more lines are planned or under consideration.
This page lists current, under construction, and proposed mass transit railways of Metro Manila. This also includes every map showing what the future Metro Manila urban rail transit system will look like.
Future Metro Manila Mass Transit System
Operating mass transit lines
LRT Line 1
LRT Line 2
MRT Line 3
PNR Metro Commuter Line
Under construction
MRT Line 5 (Makati Intra-city Subway)
MRT Line 7
MRT Line 9 (Metro Manila Subway)
North–South Commuter Railway
North Triangle Common Station
Planned
MRT Line 4
LRT Line 6
MRT Line 8
SkyTrain
Bicutan AGT
San Mateo Railway Project
Maps of Metro Manila mass transit system
Current maps
Future maps
News about Metro Manila mass transit system
Operating Mass Transit Lines
LRT Line 1
Website: lrmc.ph.
Owner: Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA).
Operator: Light Rail Manila Corporation.
Wikipedia: LRT Line 1 (Metro Manila).
Line 1 consists of 20 stations and runs on 19.65 km of an elevated route.
LRT Line 2
Website: lrta.gov.ph.
Owner: Department of Transportation – Light Rail Transit Authority.
Operator: Light Rail Transit Authority.
Wikipedia: LRT Line 2.
The Light Rail Transit Line 2 is a rapid transit line running in an east-west direction along Radial Road 6 and a portion of Circumferential Road 1. The line is 17.6 km with 13 stations.
MRT Line 3
Official Website: dotrmrt3.gov.ph
News Website: mrt3.com
Owner: Metro Rail Transit Corporation (MRTC).
Operator: Department of Transportation.
Wikipedia: LRT Line 3 (Metro Manila).
Line 3 is 16.9 km with 13 stations. The line runs in an orbital north-to-south route following the alignment of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA).
PNR Metro Commuter Line
Official Website: pnr.gov.ph.
Facebook: @officialpnrpage.
Owner: Government of the Philippines.
Operator: Department of Transportation.
Wikipedia: PNR Metro Commuter Line.
PNR Metro Commuter Line runs from Tutuban to Calamba station in Los Baños, Laguna.
Under construction
MRT Line 5 (Makati Intra-city Subway)
Developer: InfraDev Holding Inc.
News: skyscrapercity.com.
Wikipedia: Makati Intra-city Subway.
The Makati Intra-city Subway (MkTr, designated as Line 5) is an under-construction underground rapid transit line in Makati, Metro Manila.
Read more about the Makati Intra-city Subway.
MRT Line 7
Owner: Department of Transportation.
Operator: SMC-Mass Rail Transit 7 Incorporated.
News: skyscrapercity.com.
Wikipedia: MRT Line 7.
The Metro Rail Transit Line 7 will be 22.8 km long with 14 stations. The line runs in a northeast–southwest direction, from San Jose del Monte, Bulacan to the North Triangle Common Station in Quezon City.
The line will be extended to the New Manila International Airport in Bulacan.
MRT Line 9 (Metro Manila Subway)
Owner: Department of Transportation.
Operator: Department of Transportation.
News: skyscrapercity.com.
Wikipedia: Metro Manila Subway.
The Metro Manila Subway (Line 9) is a 36 km line with 15 stations that will run north–south between Quezon City, Pasig, Makati, Taguig, Parañaque and Pasay. It will include a spur line to Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Metro Manila Subway news
Work begins on first subway in congested Manila – [27/02/19]
“Ground was broken Wednesday on the first subway line in congestion-ridden Metro Manila, but contractors said the Philippine government’s time-frame for construction was wildly optimistic.”
North–South Commuter Railway
Owner: Department of Transportation.
Operator: Philippine National Railways.
News: skyscrapercity.com.
Wikipedia: North–South Commuter Railway.
The North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR) is a 147 km urban rail transit system under construction. The line will run from New Clark City in Capas to Calamba, Laguna with 36 stations.
The Clark–Calamba Railway (as it is also referred to) will form part of the Luzon rail network. It will replace the commuter rail in Metro Manila, and connect with the PNR South Long Haul.
North Triangle Common Station
The Unified Grand Central Station (also called North Triangle Common Station) is an under-construction urban rail transit station in Quezon City, Metro Manila. This transport hub will connect LRT Line 1, MRT Line 3, MRT Line 7 (under construction), and the Metro Manila Subway (under construction).
Read more about the North Triangle Common Station
Planned
MRT Line 4
Owner: Department of Transportation.
News: skyscrapercity.com.
Wikipedia: MRT Line 4.
MRT Line 4 is an approved mass rapid transit line to be built in Metro Manila and Rizal Province. The line will travel from Taytay to Gilmore with 11 stations and 15.6km long.
MRT Line 4 news
DOTr reveals MRT 4 will be a monorail project, targets full operations by 2028 – [04/10/21]
“The MRT 4 would be a monorail system with stations in N. Domingo, Bonny Serrano, Greenhills, Edsa, Manila Electric Co., Tiendesitas, Rosario, St. Joseph, Cainta, San Juan, Tikling Junction, North Manila Road and Taytay, the DOTr said in a video presentation. Once fully operational, travel time from N. Domingo in Quezon City to Taytay, Rizal, would be cut to 27 minutes, according to the DOTr.”
LRT Line 6
Owner: Light Rail Transit Authority.
News: skyscrapercity.com.
Wikipedia: LRT Line 6.
The Light Rail Transit Line 6 is a proposed rapid transit system in Cavite Province. The current proposal is 23.5 km long with 9 stations, and it would connect to the extended LRT 1 line at Niog.
MRT Line 8
Owner: Philippine National Railways.
Operator: East West Rail Transit Corporation.
News: skyscrapercity.com.
Wikipedia: MRT Line 8.
MRT Line 8 (also known as PNR East-West Line), is a proposed rapid transit line connecting Sampaloc, Manila and Diliman, Quezon City via Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon Avenue, and España Boulevard. The line will be 9.4 km with 11 stations.
SkyTrain
Owner: Philippine Government.
Operator: Infracorp.
News: skyscrapercity.com.
Wikipedia: SkyTrain (Metro Manila).
SkyTrain is a proposed automated people mover line from the city of Makati to Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Metro Manila. The line will be 1.87 km with 2 stations.
Read more about the Makati-Taguig Skytrain.
Bicutan AGT
Wikipedia: Bicutan Automated Guideway Transit System.
The Bicutan AGT is an automated guideway transit (AGT) system under development in Taguig City.
San Mateo Railway Project
Public-Private Partnership Center: San Mateo Railway Project.
A 17 km feeder railway connecting LRT 2 in Rizal to San Mateo and Rodriguez.
A new 17km rail line connecting San Mateo to the LRT-2 may soon be in the works – [20/02/23]
Maps of Metro Manila mass transit system
Current maps
There is no official map showing all current lines. A collection of independent maps can be viewed in the Nomadic Notes article about the Manila Mass Transit System.
maps-manila-ph.com has a good map showing the three urban railways and the commuter railway.
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This Google Map shows the stations of all operating lines.
[Map of the Manila urban rail transit system.]
Future Maps
The Wikimedia map is from 2021, and not all of the future lines are shown.
[Map by Itsquietuptown via Wikimedia.]
This map by The Greater Marin from 2017 shows most of the future lines on one map.
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Greater Manila Railway System 2025. Original source unknown.
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Every rail line in Metro Manila operating, under construction, or proposed as of 2022, by u/AwesomeBob20.
NCR Railway Map by u/TheOther36 shows the current lines with some of the new lines.
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It’s More Fun With Juan has a map of Metro Manila mass rapid transit by 2030.
News about Metro Manila mass transit system
DOTr’s Bautista: 3-4 more subways in Metro Manila all the way to Cavite being discussed with Japan – [10/02/23]
Duterte plans ‘Tokyo-style’ railway for Greater Manila – [07/03/19]
“The centerpiece of the plan is the country’s first subway line, modeled on Tokyo’s complex web of underground services. Along with a commuter rail service project and work to update a problem-stricken existing railway line, the public transit project will cost 1.17 trillion Philippine pesos ($22.4 billion) in total, funded in part by loans from Japan, with many Japanese players taking part in the efforts.”
It look good but they should include common stations where different lines crossing not like it is now for instance mrt and lrt in Qubao where you need to walk 15 min or so to go to the other line
Yes it should be a law that all lines need to interchange, even if they are with lines from other companies.