MRT 7 UPDATE 2022 ( NORTH AVENUE STATION)

MRT 7 UPDATE 2022
NORTH AVENUE STATION

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) shared that the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) is now 65 percent complete. Funded by San Miguel Corporation (SMC), the 22.8-kilometer MRT-7 is targeted to be partially operational by the end of this year

The Php 62.7 billion MRT-7 project links North Avenue in Quezon City to San Jose Del Monte in Bulacan. It will also connect to the existing LRT-1 and MRT-3 railways. Once completed, the DOTr and SMC said that it is expected to accommodate up to 300,000 passengers daily during the first year of operations, and 800,000 passenger capacity in its full operations.

It will have 14 stations including elevated and underground railways. The MRT-7 is said to reduce travel time from Quezon City to Bulacan from three hours to just 35 minutes. 

SMC president Ramon Ang previously said that the MRT-7 will contribute to generating a sustainable post-pandemic economic recovery by providing individuals with fast and efficient public transport. MRT-7 is a vital cog in our long-term goal to develop an integrated and interconnected transportation system

The first batch of MRT-7 trains was delivered in the Philippines last September 2021, and the second batch arrived in October last year. DOTr and SMC then received the new batch of MRT-7 trains last December 2021. 

The trains for the MRT-7 are made by Hyundai Rotem, a South Korean manufacturing plant company under the umbrella of the Hyundai Motor Group. The DOTr and SMC shared that all MRT-7 trains have undergone test runs in South Korea.

SMC has also previously mentioned that it plans to extend the MRT-7 project to Bocaue, Bulacan, which is said to improve access to Ciudad de Victoria.

San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has officially started the construction of the train depot for the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT7) in Bulacan.

The depot will have the capacity to accommodate up to 150 train cars, as the company seeks to ensure room for expansion with the 36 train sets or 108 rail cars currently set for the project.

MRT 7 NORTH AVENUE STATION will start construction soon. San miguel corporation said that this railway line will be partially operational by December 2022 and fully operational by 2023.

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