LRT Line 6

LRT Line 6
Overview
Status	Proposed
Owner	standard gauge
Minimum radius	50 m (160 ft)
Electrification	750 V DC overhead lines
Operating speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
Route map Legend Niog Tirona Highway Nueno Patinding Araw Anabu Kostal Salitran Congressional Road San Agustin Pala-pala This diagram: view talk edit Legend Diego Cera Starr Casimiro Marcos Alvarez Investment Drive Madrigal Filinvest Avenue Alabang This diagram: view talk edit Legend Bonifacio Canaynay El Grande San Antonio Avenue BF Homes Lakefront This diagram: view talk edit

The Light Rail Transit Line 6 is a proposed rapid transit system in Cavite, Philippines.^[1] There have been two proposals for the line, with the first one shelved immediately in 2018.^[2] Another proposal emerged in 2017 and is currently under review by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

Background and history

The province of Cavite is known as a "bedroom community" for those who work in Metro Manila. Over the recent decades, urbanization has been widespread in the country and urban sprawl has been most evident within the Greater Manila Area. The LRT Line 6 aims to provide rail transport options to 45 percent of Cavite's population which are concentrated on the cities of Bacoor, Imus and Dasmariñas.^[3]

Early trains in Cavite

Trains belonging to the

The first mention of a separate LRT Line 6 in Cavite was when then-president Benigno Aquino III approved the construction of the LRT Line 6 in Cavite after a National Economic and Development Authority board meeting on September 6, 2015.^[12] The first proposal was described as a 19 km (12 mi) commuter rail line along the route of the Aguinaldo Highway. It will start from Niog station, which is separate from the Line 1 station and the two lines will not share tracks. The next stations will be Tirona, Imus, and Daang Hari stations in Imus; and Salitran, Congressional Avenue, and Governor's Drive in Dasmariñas.^[3] This project however was shelved indefinitely in 2018.^[2]

Modified Line 6A and 6B+C proposal

In 2018,

Proposed stations

The present Line 6 proposal is 23.5 km (14.6 mi) long, with 9 stations as part of the initial proposal. The main line is so-called Modified Line 6, formerly called Line 6A. It is 23.5 kilometers (14.6 miles) long, starting at Niog station that is connected to the LRT Line 1 Cavite extension and ending at Governor's Drive station. Due to alignment changes, the new Governor's Drive station in Dasmariñas is relocated to Barangay Paliparan, 4.4 kilometers (2.7 miles) east of the original station in Pala-Pala area in Barangay Sampaloc I.^[1] There would be also an extension of the line to Tagaytay, although only this section of the line has been presented to the government.^[15]

Three stations have been named after locations outside the line's actual right of way: San Pedro, Alabang and GMA. San Pedro being named after the city of

List of stations

Name	Structure type	Connections	Location
Niog	Elevated	Proposed interchange with Manila LRT	Bacoor, Cavite
Bacoor City Hall	Elevated	none
San Nicolas	Embankment	Bus routes  32  SAMC
Daang Hari	Embankment	Bus routes  32  SM City Molino
San Pedro	Elevated	none
Alabang	Embankment		Dasmariñas, Cavite
La Salle	Elevated
GMA	Elevated
Governor's Drive	Elevated	Bus routes  32  Carissa Homes

Expansion

Both the Filipino proponents and the Japanese consultants also included their proposed expanded network to their documents. It includes Line 6B, an airport rail link extension of Line 6 to Ninoy Aquino International Airport; Line 6C, a spur line near the Parañaque–Muntinlupa border; Line 6D, another spur line to Alabang, near the Alabang station of the Philippine National Railways; and the Line 6 extension to Tagaytay.^[15] Line 6D is also being developed by the Japanese firm as a separate line.^[16] Altogether, the combined line length is at approximately 86 km (53 mi) with a combined track length of around 169 km (105 mi).^[1] According to the 2020 Japanese study, the expansion is set to be completed by 2040.^[16]

Line 6B

Line 6B will run between Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay and San Nicolas Line 6A station in Bacoor, Cavite. The line is 16 kilometers (9.9 miles) long with 10 stations and will have a single track section between NAIA and Sucat Road.^[15]

List of stations

Name	Structure type	Connections	Location
NAIA Terminal 1	Elevated	Manila MRT  MMS  NAIA Terminal 1 and 2 Bus routes  44  NAIA Terminal 1	Pasay
Sucat	Elevated	Proposed interchange with Manila LRT  6C  Bus routes  44  SM City Sucat	Parañaque
Canaynay	Elevated	Proposed interchange with Manila LRT  6C
Naga	Elevated	none	Las Piñas
Daang Hari	Elevated
Alabang–Zapote	Elevated
Marcos–Alvarez	Elevated
Apollo	Elevated
Queen's Row	Elevated
San Nicolas	Embankment	Proposed interchange with Manila LRT 6	Bacoor, Cavite

Line 6C

Line 6C will run along the right-of-way of

List of stations

Name	Structure type	Connections	Location
Sucat (NAIA)	Elevated	Proposed interchange with Manila LRT  6B  Bus routes  44  SM City Sucat	Parañaque
Canaynay	Elevated	Proposed interchange with Manila LRT  6B
El Grande	Elevated	Bus routes  44  WalterMart Sucat
San Antonio	Elevated	none
President	Elevated	none
St. James	Elevated	Bus routes  44  SM City BF
Lake Front	Depressed	PNR  NSCR  Sucat Bus routes  10   24   36   40   44   50   66  Sucat	Muntinlupa

Line 6D

Line 6D is connected to Line 6B at Marcos–Alvarez station in Las Piñas. It will be 5 km (3.1 mi) with 4 stations along the Alabang–Zapote Road in Las Piñas and Muntinlupa. This line will have a targeted opening date by 2030.^[15]

This branch in particular is also the subject of the Japanese feasibility study published by METI in 2020. Line 6D's Starmall station is located on a vacant lot beside Alabang exit of the South Luzon Expressway. The study also proposed a footbridge connection to the future Alabang station of the North–South Commuter Railway. It is also proposed to be converted into a separate line in the future named the Alabang–Zapote Line. Once this extension is approved, the Alabang–Zapote Line will reach the Cavite Economic Zone in Rosario, Cavite. The total length would also be at 23 kilometers (14 miles). The expansion is targeted to be completed by 2040.^[16]

List of stations

Name	Structure type	Connections	Location
Marcos–Alvarez	Elevated	Proposed interchange with Manila LRT  6B  Bus routes  23  SM Southmall	Las Piñas
Madrigal	Elevated	Bus routes  23  Alabang Town Center	Muntinlupa
Filinvest	Elevated	none
South Superhighway	Elevated	PNR  NSCR  Alabang Bus routes  10   23   24   36   40   44   50   60   66  Alabang

Technical

Rolling stock

The line will use electric multiple units that will be powered through overhead lines, but the type of the rolling stock used remains unspecified. In the 2015 study, Line 6 trains will use 750 V DC electrification, similar to LRT Line 1 as well as some light rail and light rapid transit systems used overseas. The trainsets will also be arranged into a four-car formation reflective of newer-generation light rail vehicles (LRVs) used on Line 1. The use of the term "commuter rail" for the rolling stock made it ambiguous as to whether or not the line will use LRVs or high-capacity trainsets.^[17]

In the 2019 proposal, it is also left unspecified as to use LRVs or rapid transit trainsets. An automated guideway transit was also given as an option for Line 6D in the 2020 Japanese study presented by METI. The 2020 study also recommended the use of 4-car trainsets as with the 2015 proposal. The 2020 study also made allowances for coupling two trains into 8-car sets. The maximum passenger capacity of the trainsets is at 300 per car or 1,200 people per set. In comparison, the LRTA 13000 class has a maximum capacity of 1,388 passengers. The use of the AGT, light rail vehicles, or heavy rail trainsets is currently under assessment by NEDA.^[16]

Station design

The 2020 study recommends that the line will use

References