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What total project cost did the Philippines report for the full North–South Commuter Railway system?

The Philippines' North–South Commuter Railway is a 147 km rail system spanning the National Capital Region and neighboring provinces. In 2025 the Department of Finance stated that the complete NSCR system had a total project cost of PHP873.6 billion. The figure covers the whole system, not merely the Malolos–Clark segment described in the same statement or a single ADB loan.

Published project estimate

PHP 873.6 billion

Approximately $15.19 billion

Cost basis: 2025

Construction of Balagtas station in 2022 along P. Atienza Street, Longos, Balagtas boundary - Sitio Karuyan, Longos - boundary Santa Cruz Subdivision Burol 1, Balagtas (where the New Balagtas Station is 90% finished); featuring also is the Old pre-WWII NIA irrigation structures canals along the alley and the Ipomoea aquatica plantations in the Philippines - paddy fields)
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Published project estimate2025
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