Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 6

LRT Line 6
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Manila Light Rail Transit System
Status Approved
Locale Cavite
Termini Niog
Governor's Drive
Stations 7
Services 1
Daily ridership 200,000 (est.)
Operation
Opened TBA
Owner Light Rail Transit Authority
Operator(s) TBA
Technical
Line length 19 km
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification Overhead line

The Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 6 (LRT-6) is a proposed rapid transit line to be built in Cavite just south of Metro Manila in the Philippines. Also known as Phase 2 of the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1 South Extension (LRT-1 Extension), this line is planned to link the suburban city of Dasmariñas to the future Manila LRT-1 extension at Niog Station in Bacoor. Its path would run along a north-south axis over a length of 19 kilometres (12 mi). Its proposed right-of-way alignment is along Aguinaldo Highway from Niog in Bacoor to Governor's Drive in Dasmariñas.[1]

The LRT-6 project will cost an estimated PHP64 billion or US$1.42 billion.[1] It was approved by the Investment Coordination Committee–Cabinet Committee (ICC-CABCOM) of the National Economic and Development Authority last April 2015 as a public-private partnership project.[2] When completed, it is expected to significantly reduce the volume of vehicular traffic in the Cavite area and improve passenger mobility in the southern parts of the metropolis.

Proposed stations

The project involves the construction of 7 elevated stations along Aguinaldo Highway (listed from north to south):

Station City
Niog Bacoor
Tirona
Imus Imus
Daang Hari
Salitran Dasmariñas
Congressional Avenue
Governor's Drive

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "LRT Line 6 Project Construction, Operation and Maintenance". Public-Private Partnership Center. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "LRT Line 6 gets 'conditional' OK from ICC-CABCOM". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
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