The governments of Japan and China are interested in financing the construction of the commuter railway line that will connect Metro Manila and the Bicol Region. The Japan International Cooperation Agency has expressed its desire to fund the south commuter line of the North-South Railway Project (NSRP), Socioeconomic Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia said. According to Pernia, the Chinese government had also expressed interest in funding the same commuter line.
Approved by the National Economic and Development Authority Board in November, the NSRP south line has two components, one of which is the 54-kilometer commuter line that will run between Tutuban, Manila and Calamba, Laguna, using a build-gradual transfer operate-and-maintain arrangement.
The second component of the NSRP south line involves a 580-kilometer long-haul line to be operated from Tutuban to Sorsogon, using a build-transfer-contractual arrangement. It will include a branch line between Calamba and Batangas City, and an extension between Legazpi City and Matnog, Sorsogon.
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