North-South Commuter Rail

The Clark to Calamba railway is deemed as an important mass transit backbone for the metropolis as well as for the growth corridor of the Greater Capital Region (hereinafter referred to as “GCR”), which comprises of Region III, National Capital Region and Region IV-A. GCR has been the subject of many mass transit studies. Many of these studies have identified the need for a high capacity commuter railway system to serve the region.

The project involves transit-oriented development for the North South Commuter Railway extension in the Philippines. It aims to enhance connectivity between the Greater Capital Region and surrounding areas. SYSTRA provides technical support for planning, focusing on master plans and design studies around stations, addressing access and infrastructure challenges to achieve successful commuter services.

SYSTRA has been awarded Station Redesign Subconsultant Works for the North-South Commuter Railway Extension (NSCR-EX) Project (Malolos-Clark) (Solis-Calamba) General Consultant – GCR Consortium.

Our Scope

The redesign work covers the EDSA, Buendia, Sucat and Sta. Rosa Stations. The redesign of the said stations is intended to improve internal circulation based upon re-calculated and re-simulated passenger flow as well as site access and integration with surrounding conditions and anticipated future infrastructure including transit-oriented development (TOD). It includes the relocation of the Sucat station (north of the existing PNR station) and the Sta. Rosa station (southward, to allow Express trains to pass commuter trains and its surrounding guideway viaducts south of the balanced cantilevered bridge).

• Structural scope for viaduct design including foundations – based on baseline design (impact of relocation of Sucat and Santa Rosa stations)
• Structural scope for  design of elevated step free access at Buendia Station