NAGA CITY—There’s a lot of work to be done before the Philippine National Railways (PNR) could reopen the Manila-Naga City route and they all revolve around one aspect of the rail line—safety. Jose Florece, engineer and Naga City PNR manager, said safety takes precedence over other concerns when the government-owned railway agency resumes train runs between Manila and Naga. Officials had set on Dec. 15 the resumption of commercial train runs between Manila and Naga. He said the Manila-Naga City route would be serviced by two sets of three-coach trains each with a 300-passenger capacity. He said the train service between Naga and Legazpi cities had been stopped because the engines of the train that runs the route needed repair.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 13, 2016 16:24 UTC