MindaRail will be the first railway system outside Luzon Island. This 2,000km railway will encircle the entire Philippine island of Mindanao.

Mindanao Railway Project 6
Phase 1 of this project will stretch 100kms from Digos City to Tagum City thru Davao City. (Greater Davao Metropolitan Area)
The said railway will start its construction in the 2021 and operational by 2022.

Mindanao Railway Project 7

“The P35.91 billion MRP-TDD will make travel time faster by two (2) hours, with frequency of trips of up to 6 trains per hour,” says DOTr Undersecretary for Rails, Cesar Chavez.

Mindanao Railway Project (3)

The MRP-TDD is expected to not only make travel faster, but also safer, more convenient and comfortable for passengers in the said corridor. It will have 8 stations, namely: Tagum; Carmen; Panabo; Mudiang; Davao Terminal; Toril; Sta. Cruz; and Digos. A 10-hectare depot will be built in Tagum.

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The rail line will be built with a single track, with provisions for future tracks and electrification. It will have six 5-car passenger trains (Diesel Multiple Units) with 3 spare cars, 4 locomotives and 15 freight cars.

Mindanao Railway Project (1)

Upon project completion, the DOTr expects the daily ridership of the Tagum-Davao-Digos segment to increase to 134,060 by 2022. The Department projects the daily ridership to further increase to 237,023 by 2032 and 375,134 by 2042.

Mindanao Railway Project (4)