PNR resuming Legazpi-Naga service on Sunday, March 16
(INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / REY ANTHONY OSTRIA)
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will resume trips to between Legazpi City and Naga City route on Sunday, March 16, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on Saturday.
The resumption of service comes after a PNR inspection train was derailed after being hit by a tanker truck along Palayon Crossing in Nabua, Camarines Sur on Saturday.
“The PNR said its inspection train was clearing the tracks for obstruction to give way to the ensuing passenger train en route to Legazpi. The affected inspection train has already been rerailed,” DOTr said in a statement.
It added that the driver of the truck was brought to hospital and is currently in stable condition. Meanwhile, the PNP train operator was not injured.
PNR said that the following routes will be operational starting on Sunday:
- Legazpi-Naga (4:49 a.m.)
- Naga-Legazpi (5:30 p.m.)
The following routes will continue to operate:
- Calamba to Lucena (5:45 p.m.)
- Naga to Sipocot (3:30 p.m.)
- Sipocot to Naga (5:00 p.m.)
The DOTr noted that the traffic flow in the affected area returned to normal after implementing a rerouting scheme.
The PNR recently relaunched the Naga to Legazpi route. The PNR suspended its Metro Manila operations for five years, starting on March 28, 2024, to give way to the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway project.
