MRT Line 4 (Metro Manila)

MRT Line 4
Overview
Status	Approved[1][2]
Owner	TBA
Line number	4
Locale	Metro Manila and Rizal
Termini	N. Domingo; Taytay
Stations	11 (plus 2 planned future stations)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Monorail
Services	1
Operator(s)	TBA
Rolling stock	TBA
Daily ridership	234,433 (est.)
History
Planned opening	2025
Technical
Line length	15.56 km (9.67 mi) (initial) ; 18.4 km (11.4 mi) (future)
Route map
	Taytay, Rizal
	Cainta, Rizal
	Cainta, Rizal
	Pasig
	Pasig
	Quezon City
	Quezon City
	Mandaluyong

The Metro Rail Transit Line 4, also known as MRT Line 4 is an approved monorail rapid transit line to be built in Metro Manila and Rizal in the Philippines. When completed, it will be the first monorail line in the Philippines and the second rapid transit line serving the province of Rizal after the extension of LRT Line 2 to Antipolo.

The proposal, consists of eleven stations, will have a right-of-way alignment along N. Domingo, Ortigas Avenue and Taytay Diversion Road,[3] linking suburban Taytay, Rizal to the Ortigas Center business district in eastern Metro Manila.[3]

The project costed an estimated ₱59.3 billion or US$1.1 billion.[3][4] It was approved by the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) of the National Economic and Development Authority last June 2015 as a public–private partnership project.[5] The initial project was not pushed through until it was approved for a second time on December 20, 2019.[4] When completed, it is expected to significantly reduce the volume of vehicular traffic along Ortigas Avenue and improve connectivity in the eastern parts of the metropolis, including the nearby municipalities in southwestern Rizal.

According to the Department of Finance, the Philippine government is looking to fund the construction through the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Asian Development Bank.[6]

History

Construction

The line is set for construction this 2021 with assistance from the Asian Development Bank and targeted to be operational by 2025.[7][8][9]

Route

It will start from N. Domingo, one block away from Gilmore station of Line 2 at Quezon City in the west, to SM City Taytay in Dolores, Taytay in the east, passing through the cities of Mandaluyong and Pasig and the municipality of Cainta. An empty lot beside the Taytay Municipal Hall and Manila Club East Resort had been reserved for the depot.[10]

Proposed stations

The first proposal in 2015 involves the construction of 13 elevated stations along Taytay Diversion Road, Ortigas Avenue, ADB Avenue, Shaw Boulevard, P. Sanchez Street, and V. Mapa Street (listed from east to west):

Name	Structure Type	Transfers	Location
Taytay	Elevated	none	Taytay, Rizal
L. Wood	Elevated		Taytay, Rizal
Bonifacio Avenue	Elevated		Cainta, Rizal
Pasig	Elevated		Pasig
Meralco	Elevated		Pasig
Julia Vargas	Elevated		Mandaluyong/Pasig
Lourdes	Elevated		Mandaluyong/Pasig
EDSA	Elevated	3 MRT Line 3 via Ortigas	Mandaluyong
Wack Wack	Elevated	none
Acacia Lane	Elevated
Kalentong	Depressed
Dupil	Depressed		Manila
Magsaysay Boulevard	Depressed	LRT Line 2 via V. Mapa	Manila

The 2019 proposal reduces the line from 18.4 km (11.4 mi) to 15.56 km (9.67 mi) and it will consist of 11 stations, plus 2 stations that could be built for future demand.[8]

Name[11]	Structure Type	Transfers	Location
Taytay	N/A	none	Taytay, Rizal
Manila East Road
Tikling
San Juan (future station)
Cainta			Cainta, Rizal
St. Joseph			Pasig
Rosario
Tiendesitas (future station)
Meralco		MMS Metro Manila Subway via Ortigas
EDSA		3 MRT Line 3 via Ortigas	Quezon City
Greenhills		none	San Juan
Bonny Serrano		none
N. Domingo		LRT Line 2 via Gilmore

Alignment between Ortigas Center and LRT-2

The line is a component of the Manila East Rail Transit Project proposed by the Japanese government in February 2015 which aims to provide a medium-capacity rail transport system connecting central and eastern Metro Manila with the province of Rizal.[10] Its proposed alignment is along Ortigas Avenue with an option to extend the line to as far east as the Rizal municipality of Angono on the Manila East Road, and west to either of the following terminals:

Option 1: interchange with Santa Mesa station (PNR Metro South Commuter Line) via ADB Avenue, Sheridan Street, Pioneer Street, Boni Avenue, Aglipay Street and Lubiran Street.
Option 2: interchange with V. Mapa station (LRT Line 2) via ADB Avenue, Shaw Boulevard, P. Sanchez Street and V. Mapa Street.
Option 3: interchange with Gilmore station (LRT Line 2) via a straight path following Ortigas Avenue and Gilmore Avenue in San Juan and its western extension Granada Street in Quezon City.

Option 2 was the chosen alignment of the study owing to its capability to serve the most demand that can alleviate traffic the most on the Taytay-Cainta-Pasig-Mandaluyong-Manila corridor. Construction was not pushed through despite receiving approval by President Benigno Aquino III last September 2015.[12]

References

Dela Paz, Chrisee (July 21, 2015). "NEDA body approves NAIA and Line 4 PPP projects". Rappler.
"MRT Line 4 Status". Electronic Freedom of Information Philippines. April 15, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
"Line 4 Project". Public–Private Partnership Center. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
"Cabinet-level body approves ₱59.3-billion MRT-4 project". CNN Philippines. December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
"Major infrastructure projects lined up". BusinessWorld. June 15, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
Vera, Ben O. de (September 26, 2019). "PH eyes MRT 4 funding help from China-based institution". Inquirer.net. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
Amojelar, Darwin G. (December 31, 2019). "Cabinet committee clears P59.3-b MRT Line 4 project". Manila Standard. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
Cordero, Ted (December 31, 2019). "DOTr gets ICC greenlight for P59.3B MRT-4 project". GMA News Online. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
Subingsubing, Krixia (January 10, 2020). "MRT 4 project targeted for completion in 2025". Inquirer.net.
"Study on Medium Capacity Transit System Project in Metro Manila, The Republic of The Philippines" (PDF). Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan). February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
Soho, Jessica (Host) (January 3, 2020). SONA: Pagtatayo ng MRT-4 na tatagos sa kahabaan ng Ortigas Ave., inaprubahan ng NEDA Board [NEDA board approved the construction of MRT-4 that will run through Ortigas Ave.]. www.youtube.com (in Filipino). GMA News.
Gappi, Richard R. (September 6, 2015). "SM Taytay-EDSA Line 4, inaprubahan na ni P-Noy at ng NEDA" [SM Taytay-EDSA LRT 4, approved by P-Noy and NEDA] (in Filipino). Archived from the original on November 4, 2016.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Dela Paz, Chrisee (July 21, 2015). "NEDA body approves NAIA and Line 4 PPP projects". Rappler.

[2] "MRT Line 4 Status". Electronic Freedom of Information Philippines. April 15, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

[ppp-3] "Line 4 Project". Public–Private Partnership Center. Retrieved July 5, 2015.

[:0-4] "Cabinet-level body approves ₱59.3-billion MRT-4 project". CNN Philippines. December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020.

[5] "Major infrastructure projects lined up". BusinessWorld. June 15, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.

[6] Vera, Ben O. de (September 26, 2019). "PH eyes MRT 4 funding help from China-based institution". Inquirer.net. Retrieved January 5, 2020.

[7] Amojelar, Darwin G. (December 31, 2019). "Cabinet committee clears P59.3-b MRT Line 4 project". Manila Standard. Retrieved January 5, 2020.

[:1-8] Cordero, Ted (December 31, 2019). "DOTr gets ICC greenlight for P59.3B MRT-4 project". GMA News Online. Retrieved January 5, 2020.

[9] Subingsubing, Krixia (January 10, 2020). "MRT 4 project targeted for completion in 2025". Inquirer.net.

[study-10] "Study on Medium Capacity Transit System Project in Metro Manila, The Republic of The Philippines" (PDF). Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan). February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2015.

[11] Soho, Jessica (Host) (January 3, 2020). SONA: Pagtatayo ng MRT-4 na tatagos sa kahabaan ng Ortigas Ave., inaprubahan ng NEDA Board [NEDA board approved the construction of MRT-4 that will run through Ortigas Ave.]. www.youtube.com (in Filipino). GMA News.

[12] Gappi, Richard R. (September 6, 2015). "SM Taytay-EDSA Line 4, inaprubahan na ni P-Noy at ng NEDA" [SM Taytay-EDSA LRT 4, approved by P-Noy and NEDA] (in Filipino). Archived from the original on November 4, 2016.