Classic route
PNR Commuter
Calamba → Lucena · Philippines
A surviving stretch of the century-old Manila–Legazpi main line, its ex-Japanese railcars trundling through Quezon’s coconut country.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 8343623 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the PNR Commuter?
The PNR Commuter runs 90 km from Calamba to Lucena.
How long does the PNR Commuter take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 33 min for the 90 km. That is an average of 35 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 60 km/h.
Who runs the PNR Commuter?
Philippine National Railways, with Kiha 59 DMU.
How old is the PNR Commuter?
The line has been in service since 1916. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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