Mindanao Railway Project will cost Php 81.7 Billion. The project will have a great impact on the economy of Mindanao.It will support the economic boost in Davao Region by ensuring easier, reliable and faster movement of goods and people. It will maximize the unutilized resources in Mindanao and make the Mindanao an attractive area for investment. Travel time will be reduced from 3 hours to 1 hour and will benefit 122,000 passengers per day.
The system will be constructed as a network 1,544 km (959 mi) long in its present form, totalling 2,278 km (1,415 mi) of track, with the centerpiece being a circumferential mainline that connects some of the major cities of the island. An east-west radial mainline shall also be built to the Zamboanga Peninsula, and a number of other radial lines will serve as branch lines. As with other projects of the Philippine National Railways, the Mindanao Railway shall be constructed in phases covering segments of various lengths. The first phase, the Tagum–Digos segment of the circumferential mainline, will be the first section to be constructed. This segment will be partially opened by 2022, with full operations by 2024. The rest of the 17 segments will be built as part of Phases 2 to 10, with a target completion date between 2032 and 2037.
As of March 2023, On-going pre-construction works:
a. Ground investigation Survey -Target completion: End of July 2019.
b. Environmental impact assessment survey - Target completion: End of June 2019
c. Parcellary – June 2019
d. Appraisal – July 2019
Ongoing procurement for the Project Management Consultant
The start of construction was delayed in May 2022 as the DOTr did not receive the shortlist of the design-and-build contractors from the Chinese government.
However, in July 2022, the project funding was withdrawn after the Chinese government failed to act on the funding requests by the Duterte administration including the Subic–Clark railway and PNR South Long Haul projects. A month later, on August 11, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian and Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista held formal talks ending in an agreement to restart negotiations for the three railway projects.
On September 30, 2022, the DOTr said that the project could be finished by 2028 if the loan for the project is finalized by 2023.
The construction of a 100-kilometer railway system in Mindanao with the first phase linking Tagum, Davao del Norte, Davao del Norte, Davao City, and Digos, Davao del Sur. This includes civil works, construction supervision, electromechanical system, rolling stock, land acquisition, resettlement, and utilities relocation.
photo credit: DOTr
As of March 2023, On-going pre-construction works:
a. Ground investigation Survey -Target completion: End of July 2019.
b. Environmental impact assessment survey - Target completion: End of June 2019
c. Parcellary – June 2019
d. Appraisal – July 2019
Ongoing procurement for the Project Management Consultant
Funding Source: While NSCR Projects were funded by JICA Japan, the Mindanao Railway is being funded by China ODA.
However, in July 2022, the project funding was withdrawn after the Chinese government failed to act on the funding requests by the Duterte administration including the Subic–Clark railway and PNR South Long Haul projects. A month later, on August 11, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian and Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista held formal talks ending in an agreement to restart negotiations for the three railway projects.
On September 30, 2022, the DOTr said that the project could be finished by 2028 if the loan for the project is finalized by 2023.
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