MRT Line 7 (Metro Manila)
MRT Line 7 | |
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standard gauge | |
Electrification | 750 V DC third rail[3] |
Average inter-station distance | 1.62 km (1.01 mi) |
The Metro Rail Transit Line 7, also known as MRT Line 7 or MRT-7, is a
First planned in 2001 and approved in 2004,
It is integrated with the public transit system in Metro Manila, and passengers also take various forms of road-based public transport, such as buses, to and from a station to reach their intended destination.
Route
The line will start at
Stations
Upon completion, the line will have 14 stations along its route. Only one station, North EDSA, will initially serve as an interchange with the other metro lines, although two more will be interchanges when Line 8 opens.
No.[10] | Station | Distance (km)[11] | Structure type | Connections | Location | |
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Between stations |
Total | |||||
S01 | North EDSA[10] | 2.195 | 22.664 | Elevated | Interchange with Manila LRT Interchange with Manila MRT
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Quezon City |
S02 | Quezon Memorial Circle[10] | 0.835 | 20.469 | Depressed | Proposed interchange with Manila MRT
Quezon City Bus Service | |
S03 | University Avenue | 1.663 | 19.634 | Depressed | Proposed interchange with Manila MRT
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S04 | Tandang Sora
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2.256 | 17.971 | Elevated |
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S05 | Don Antonio | 0.973 | 15.715 | Elevated |
Quezon City Bus Service
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S06 | Batasan | 1.391 | 14.742 | Elevated |
Quezon City Bus Service
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S07 | Manggahan | 1.470 | 13.351 | At-grade |
Quezon City Bus Service
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S08 | Doña Carmen | 1.145 | 11.881 | Elevated |
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S09 | Regalado Avenue[10]
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3.429 | 10.736 | Elevated |
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S10 | Mindanao Avenue | 0.786 | 7.307 | Elevated |
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S11 | Quirino Avenue | 1.954 | 6.521 | Elevated |
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S12 | Sacred Heart | 2.024 | 4.567 | Elevated |
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Caloocan |
S13 | Tala | 2.543 | 2.543 | Elevated |
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S14 | San Jose del Monte | — | 0.000 | Depressed | San Jose del Monte, Bulacan | |
Stations, lines, and/or other transport connections in italics are either under construction, proposed, unopened, or have been closed. |
History
Early planning and delays
A part of the right-of-way of the present MRT-7 project can be traced to the original
On August 27, 2001, an early proposal of the MRT-7 project was submitted to the
Universal LRT Corporation, later renamed to now SMC-Mass Rail Transit 7 Incorporated, a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) was selected by the Department of Transportation and Communications to build the line in 2008. The concession agreement of the project was signed on June 18, 2008.[6][16] Construction of the line should have commenced in January 2010, but was postponed several times.[17]
In May 2012, the
The current project was approved on November 21, 2013, by the NEDA board, chaired by President
The Department of Finance issued the terms of financial guarantee for the line in 2014, and financial closure for the project was achieved in February 2016.[7] On January 22, 2016, Hyundai Rotem won the US$440.2 million contract with SMC-Mass Rail Transit 7 Incorporated to supply 108 train cars, signalling, communication and power supply systems.[21][22]
Construction
Soil testing and surveying, including pre-construction related activities, were conducted in February 2016. SMC tapped the consortium of Hyundai Rotem and EEI Corporation as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor in the same year.[23] A groundbreaking event was held on April 20, 2016, 15 years after initial development began, and was attended by President Benigno Aquino III.[24] The line was expected to be finished by 2019,[25] but was repeatedly pushed back because of right-of-way issues regarding the acquisition of a 33-hectare (82-acre) land for the San Jose del Monte station, depot, and the intermodal transport terminal (ITT).[26]
More than a year after the groundbreaking ceremony was held, construction on the 22.8-kilometer (14.2-mile) line officially started on August 15, 2017, and has resulted in lane closures and heavy traffic along
Groundbreaking for
Nearly two years since the start of the construction of Line 7, works at the depot commenced on November 26, 2019, according to a statement by the DOTr.[30][31] After two years of court hearings and appeals to obtain a site, the original location of the depot in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan was moved to Quirino Highway in Barangay Greater Lagro, Quezon City. The relocation was found optimal for right-of-way, operational reliability, and maintenance.[30] The depot site was approved by Tugade on June 29, 2019, and the DOTr offered to buy the property from lot owners Century Properties Group, Inc. at the current market value, which was appraised by a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas-accredited independent property appraiser.[32] Construction works at the depot started on May 31, 2022, after the land area was cleared.[33]
Originally, the site in Bulacan was subject to a legal case after the property owner questioned the expropriation at the Malolos Regional Trial Court Branch 11. If it was pushed through, the cost of the project would have multiplied ninefold from ₱67.105 million to ₱598.905 million. Transport Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Oliveros-Libiran stated that it would take forever to resolve the case and it will no longer be pursued. The case in Bulacan has prompted San Miguel to conduct a scheduled partial operation of the line from North Avenue to a station in Fairview in 2021.[34]
In 2021, the project was realigned. Due to right-of-way issues, the original site of the Tala and San Jose del Monte station was relocated, and the guideway leading to the station itself was realigned, now passing through the Quirino Highway alignment instead of passing through Pangarap Village, which has been disputed for years.[35]
As of January 31, 2023[update], the project is 66.07% complete.[36] The line was planned to undergo "demonstration runs" by 2023 and full operations by 2024–2025; but was later deemed no longer feasible, targeting full operations by the second quarter of 2025 instead,[2] with DoTr Project Management Service (PMS) Director Eduardo D. Mangalili citing the completion of the depot as the main factor.[2]
Station design and layout
The stations will have a standard layout, with a concourse level and a platform level. The concourse is usually above or below the platform, with
Stations will either have island platforms and side platforms.
Rolling stock
The line will be operated with 108 rail cars in a three-car configuration.
Rolling stock | First-generation |
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Image | |
Year | 2018–2019 |
Manufacturer | Hyundai Rotem |
Model | Class 000 |
Number built | 108 cars (36 sets)[21][22] |
Car Length | DM: 21.95 m (72 ft 0 in) T: 21.56 m (70 ft 9 in) |
Train Length | 65.46 m (214 ft 9 in) |
Width | 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) |
Height | 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in) |
Body material | Stainless steel |
Weight | 115 t (254,000 lb) [clarification needed] |
Configuration | DM1-T-DM2 |
Capacity | 1,166 passengers |
Doors | Sliding pocket; 4-doors perside |
Drive unit | Gear coupling (WN) Drive |
Traction power | 750 V DC third rail |
Traction control | IGBT–VVVF |
Traction motor | 200 kW (270 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor |
Top speed | 90 km/h (55 mph) |
Braking system | Electro-pneumatic |
Safety system(s) | ATP |
Acceleration | 1 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2) |
Deceleration | 1 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2) (Service) 1.3 m/s2 (4.3 ft/s2) (Emergency) |
Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
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Coupling | Shibata close-contact |
Status | 14 trainsets (42 cars) delivered as of April 2024 |
Depot
The line will maintain an at-grade depot in Barangay Greater Lagro, Quezon City, close to the proximity of
Expansion
SMC plans for MRT-7 to evolve into a 200-kilometer (120-mile) network. Its main feature is a circumferential mainline comprising the present line, the Airport Access segment to
Phase 2A
The first proposed extension by phase number is Phase 2A, an unnamed westward extension of the line to
Phase 2A stations
Name | Line transfers | Barangay | City/Municipality | Nearest Landmarks |
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Del Monte | none | Phil-Am | Quezon City | None |
Delta | West Triangle | Capitol Medical Center, St. Mary's College | ||
A. Roces | Paligsahan | Fisher Mall, Amoranto Sports Complex | ||
Santo Domingo | Santo Domingo | Santo Domingo Church, UST Angelicum College | ||
D. Tuazon | Santa Mesa Heights | Welcome Rotonda, National Labor Relations Commission | ||
España Boulevard | NSCR España | Sampaloc | Manila | Trabajo Market |
G. Araneta | none | University of Santo Tomas | ||
Legarda | Legarda | San Sebastian Church, University Belt (Mendiola Street section) | ||
Recto | Recto | Santa Cruz | Isetann Recto, Manila City Jail | |
Tutuban | Tutuban Tutuban |
Tondo | Tutuban Center (Old Tutuban Station), Divisoria | |
North Port | Pier 4 North Port Passenger Terminal |
Port of Manila |
Phase 2B (West Rail Link)
Phase 2B is dubbed the West Rail Link project. It will be an airport rail link to New Manila International Airport and traversing the northwest coast of Metro Manila, in similar fashion to the Clark–Buendia Airport Limited Express of the North–South Commuter Railway. It will host express train services and aims to connect the NMIA and Metro Manila within 20 minutes.[48] Thus, it will only have three stations: C2 in Manila, C4 in Navotas, and NMIA. The length of the segment is yet to be determined.[47]
Phase 3 (Airport Access)
With the depot underway, San Miguel Corp. has plans to extend the line further to
This segment shall be operated together with the Philippine National Railways.[51]
Phase 3 stations
Name | Line transfers | Barangay | City/Municipality | Nearest Landmarks |
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Tungkong Mangga | 7 San Jose del Monte | Tungkong Mangga | San Jose del Monte | Skyline Hospital and Medical Center, Iglesia ni Cristo - Maharlika, College of St. Anthony |
Francisco Homes | none | Mulawin | Grace Medical Center, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints | |
Dulong Bayan | Dulong Bayan | City of San Jose del Monte Government Center, River Park Esplanade | ||
Santa Maria | San Vicente | Santa Maria | Bella Vista | |
Philippine Arena | Tabing Bakod | Philippine Arena, Philippine Sports Stadium | ||
Marilao (Phase 3) | NSCR Marilao | Ibayo | Marilao | SM City Marilao |
NMIA | 7 NMIA | Taliptip | Bulakan | New Manila International Airport |
Phase 4A (Southeast Alignment)
Phase 4A involves the construction of an extension from D. Tuazon station of Phase 2A to Taytay, Rizal. Excluding D. Tuazon, it will have 10 stations running on a northwest–southeast alignment.[47] This project is also similar to the MRT Line 4, except it will run on the same Line 7 network, providing wider access of stations. It will also traverse areas north of Gilmore station towards Quezon Avenue. Line 4 was originally intended to be a monorail system, until it was upgraded to a heavy rail system.
Phase 4A stations
Name | Line transfers | Barangay | City/Municipality | Nearest Landmarks |
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Araneta Avenue | none | New Manila | Quezon City | De Los Santos Medical Center, St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City, Trinity University of Asia |
E. Rodriguez | Kristong Hari | Christ the King Seminary, Barangay Mariana Park, Quezon City Sports Club | ||
Gilmore | Gilmore | New Manila | Gilmore Commercial Plaza, St. Paul University Quezon City | |
Greenhills | none | Greenhills | San Juan | Cardinal Santos Medical Center, Greenhills Shopping Center |
POEA–Ortigas | Wack Wack–Greenhills | Mandaluyong | EDSA Shrine, La Salle Green Hills, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Robinsons Galleria, Wack Wack Golf and Country Club | |
Meralco Avenue | 7 (Southeast Alignment Spur) | Ugong | Pasig | Meralco Main Office, The Medical City |
Pasig | None | Rosario | Sto. Rosario de Pasig Church | |
Bonifacio Avenue | 7 (Katipunan branch) | Santo Domingo | Cainta, Rizal | Robinsons Cainta |
L. Wood | None | San Isidro | Taytay, Rizal | Taytay Rotonda Monument |
Taytay | Dolores | Taytay Public Market, Taytay Municipal Hall |
Phase 4B
Phase 4B involves the construction of a spur line between Ortigas Center and V. Mapa station of LRT Line 2. Excluding Meralco Avenue station and V. Mapa, it will have 6 stations traversing a U-shaped right of way.[47]
Phase 5 (Katipunan spur)
Plans were also laid out for a 13.9 kilometers (8.6 miles) additional spur line, known as the MRT 7 Katipunan Spur Line, that aims to connect the line from
Phase 5 stations
Name | Line transfers | Location | Nearest landmarks |
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Tandang Sora | 7 Tandang Sora | Matandang Balara, Quezon City | Commonwealth Avenue
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Balara | none | University of the Philippines Diliman, MWSS, Balara Filters Park | |
U.P. Town Center | Diliman, Quezon City | U.P. Town Center, C.P. Garcia Avenue (UP), Brgy. Pansol | |
Ateneo | Loyola Heights, Quezon City | Miriam College, Ateneo de Manila University | |
Katipunan | Katipunan | Xavierville Avenue, Aurora Boulevard, Project 2 & 3 | |
Riverbanks | none | Marikina | Riverbanks Center, Barangka, Provident Village |
Sumulong | Marikina City Hall, Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center, Sumulong Highway | ||
Emerald-Marikina | Marikina
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Sta. Lucia East, Robinsons Metro East
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Bonifacio Avenue | 4 Cainta | Cainta, Rizal | Robinsons Cainta
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Notes
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