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Iriga station

Iriga, Italy

The PNR South Main Line (Filipino: Pangunahing Linyang Patimog ng PNR, also known as Southrail and formerly the Main Line South) is one of the two trunk lines that form the Philippine National Railways' network in the island of Luzon, Philippines. It was opened in stages between 1916 and 1938 by the

Manila Railroad. Services peaked in the 1940s until the late 1960s, when the system started to decline. Since 1988, it was the only functioning inter-city rail after its counterpart to the north, the North Main Line, was closed. The intercity section of the line in Laguna, Quezon and the Bicol Region was then closed and reopened repeatedly between 2004 and 2014 due to a combination of declining ridership and was closed since then. Currently, only a little more than half of line is operational as the line currently serves two commuter services, namely the Inter-Provincial Commuter from San Pedro, Laguna to Lucena, Quezon and the Bicol Commuter regional rail service between Sipocot and Naga, Camarines Sur and Legazpi, Albay, following the closure of the main line, the PNR Metro Commuter Line between Tutuban station and Laguna. Since its closure, there has been a planned overhaul of the line...

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