Manila Metro Rail Transit Line 7
| MRT Line 7 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| System | Manila Universal MRT System |
| Status | Under construction |
| Locale | Metro Manila and Bulacan |
| Termini |
North Avenue Araneta |
| Stations | 14 |
| Services | 1 |
| Daily ridership |
300,000 (initial) 800,000 (design capacity) |
| Operation | |
| Opened | April 2020 (Estimated) |
| Owner | Universal LRT Corp BVI Ltd (ULC) |
| Operator(s) |
Universal LRT Corp BVI Ltd (ULC) Department of Transportation and Communications |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 22.8 km |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | Third rail |
The Manila Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) is an under construction rapid transit line in Metro Manila in the Philippines. If completed, the line would be 22.8 km long with 14 stations. The line has been projected running in a northeast direction, traversing Quezon City and a part of North Caloocan in Metro Manila before ending in the city of San Jose del Monte in Bulacan province.
The MRT-7 project will cost an estimated US$ 1.54 billion or PHP 62.7 billion.[1] Under the proposal, it will have a combined 44-km of road and rail transportation project from the Bocaue exit of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) to the intersection of North Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). The 22-km, 6-lane asphalt road will connect the NLEX to the major transportation hub development in San Jose del Monte.
History
Universal MRT Corporation, which was composed of a consortium of the Tranzen Group, EEI Corporation and SM Prime Holdings and led by former Finance Secretary Roberto de Ocampo submitted an unsolicited proposal to the Philippine Department of Transportation in 2002. In June 2007, DOTC presented a Swiss Challenge in which four business firms submitted their counter proposal. In January 2008, DOTC announced that the ULC proposal emerged as winner and the contract was signed. San Miguel Corporation acquired a majority stake in Universal MRT Corporation (ULC) in October 2010.[2]
In May 2009, The Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) approved the MRT-7 project. Construction of MRT-7 should have commenced in January 2010, but has been postponed several times since then.[3]
In February 2016, San Miguel Corporation started the construction related activities such as soil testing and surveying of the MRT 7.[4]
The project broke ground on April 20, 2016 and would be finished by April 2020.[5]
The proposed stations (listed south to north) are:
| Station | City |
|---|---|
| North Avenue | Quezon City |
| Quezon Memorial | |
| University Avenue | |
| Tandang Sora | |
| Don Antonio | |
| Batasan | |
| Manggahan | |
| Doña Carmen | |
| Regalado Highway | |
| Mindanao Avenue | |
| Quirino | |
| Sacred Heart | Caloocan City |
| Tala | |
| San Jose del Monte | San Jose del Monte, Bulacan |
See also
References
- ↑ "SMC vows to finish MRT 7 project by August 2019". Public-Private Partnership Center. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "Infrastructure". San Miguel Corporation. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "Construction of MRT-7 seen to start in 2014". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 29, 2013.
- ↑ Daxim L. Lucas (15 Feb 2016). "SMC seals financing for P63B MRT-7 commuter project". Inquirer. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ Ces Dimalanta and Emmie Abadilla (20 Apr 2016). "DOTC, SMC break ground for P69.3B MRT-7". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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