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The Department of Transportation has deployed two new trains for the Philippine National Railways (PNR). As of today, the PNR has four new 8100 series trains and is expected to scale up to nine sets within the first half of 2020. With the acquisition of new trains, PNR's goal is to reach a daily capacity of 92,000 passengers and reduce the time between trains to around 15 to 20 minutes over the current one and a half hours. DOTr also announced that they would be giving free rides to commuters for the first ten days of operation. PNR General Manager Junn Magno is also looking into increasing the fare for the PNR. The Department of Transportation has announced that it is re-opening the PNR Caloocan-Dela Rosa, Makati line to the public. https://twitter.com/DOTrPH/status/1023866360319725569 The Philippine National Railways (PNR) Bicol construction is set to begin soon after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) signed the contract for the PHP 142-billion project. Read more in our articles including "DOTr deploys new PNR trains, offers free rides for 10 days" and "DoTr re-opens PNR Caloocan-Dela Rosa, Makati line".