METRO MANILA SUBWAY. A pipe dream that is now turning into a reality, as the country's first-ever underground mass transport system broke ground in February 2019. Stretching across 36-kilometers, the rail line will run from Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City to NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay City, reducing travel time from 1 hour and 10 minutes to just 45 minutes.
Did you know that plans to establish a subway network for Metro Manila dates as far back as the 1970s when it was first proposed under the Urban Transport Study in Manila Metropolitan Area (UTSMMA, 1973)?
Past administrations started a Preliminary Feasibility Study but did not actively pursue the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP). It was only in August 2017 that the current administration completed the Detailed Feasibility Study for the MMSP, and obtained NEDA Board approval for the Project in September 2017.
In February 2020, other components of the Tunnel Boring Machine for the subway were unveiled, marking the start of the subway's construction phase. It is targeted to be partially operable by 2022.
