MRT Line 7 (Metro Manila)

1993-2015: early planning and delays

A route envisaged under the 1993 Traffic and Transport Management Plan, named Metro Manila LRT Line-4,^[5][6] with various alignment suggestions.^[7][8][9] on the suggestions of Japan International Cooperation Agency was later split into MRT-7 and the MRT Line 8 in 1999.^[10] On August 27, 2001, an early proposal of the MRT-7 project was submitted to the government,^[11][12][13] and in 2008 a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) was contracted to build the line.^[14][15]

In May 2012, SMC awarded the construction contract to the joint venture of Marubeni Corporation and DMCI,^[16][17] which was approved by the government of President Benigno Aquino III on 21 November 2013 on a public-private partnership (PPP) model.^[18][19]

2016-28: Phase-1 construction

Phase-1 route of MRT-7, showing under-construction stations

On 20 April 2016, 15 years after initial development began the President Benigno Aquino III held the ground breaking ceremoney,^[20] but the actual construction on the phase-1 22.8-kilometer (14.2 mi) line officially started on 15 August 2017.^[21][22][23] The project also includes construction of a 22-kilometer (14 mi) highway from the NLEX Bocaue Interchange, up to the proposed intermodal transport terminal (ITT) located near San Jose del Monte station.^[1]

Rolling stock & depot

There are 36 Hyundai Rotem trainsets or 108 train cars costing $440.2 million, configured into 3 cars per train set expandable up to 6 cars per train set, have been acquired.^{[24][25][26][27]} The trains will maintain an at-grade 20 hectares (49 acres) depot in Quezon City,^[28][29] capable of handling 150 trains sets.^[30]

Route

The route has 14 stations with North EDSA as an interchange with the other metro lines such as the Line 1 and Line 3.

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List of stations

No.[31]	Station	Distance (km)[32]		Structure type	Connections	Location
		Between stations	Total
S01	North EDSA[31]	—	0.000	Elevated	Interchange with Manila LRT Interchange with Manila MRT 3  MMS  EDSA Carousel  1  North Avenue Bus routes  18   33   64  SM North EDSA Quezon City Bus Service  4  Road 1  8  Trinoma	Quezon City
S02	Quezon Memorial Circle[31]	1.665	1.665	Depressed	Proposed interchange with Manila MRT 8 Bus routes  6   7   17   34   49  Visayas Avenue  6   7   17   34   49  Quezon City Hall Quezon City Bus Service  1  2  4  5  6  7  8  Quezon City Hall
S03	University Avenue	0.837	2.502	Depressed	Proposed interchange with Manila MRT 8 Bus routes  6   7   17   34   49  Technohub
S04	Tandang Sora	1.664	4.166	Elevated	Bus routes  6   7   17   34   36   39   41   49  Tandang Sora  18   50   51  Luzon Avenue
S05	Don Antonio	2.254	6.420	Elevated	Bus routes  6   7   17   34   36   39   41   49  Ever Gotesco Quezon City Bus Service  2  St. Peter Parish
S06	Batasan	0.976	7.396	Elevated	Bus routes  6   7   17   34   36   39   41   49  Batasan Quezon City Bus Service  2  Maclang General Hospital
S07	Manggahan	1.390	8.786	At-grade	Bus routes  6   7   17   36   39   41   49  Manggahan Quezon City Bus Service  2  Litex
S08	Doña Carmen	1.472	10.258	Elevated	Bus routes  6   7   17   36   39   41   49  Puregold North Commonwealth
S09	Regalado Avenue[31]	1.145	11.403	Elevated	Bus routes  6   7   17   36   39   41   49  Fairview Center Mall
S10	Mindanao Avenue	3.416	14.819	Elevated	Bus routes  6   7   17   20   33   36   37   38   39   40   41   49  SM Fairview (Nova Stop)
S11	Quirino[31]	0.800	15.619	Elevated	Bus routes  6   20   33   49  Lagro
S12	Sacred Heart	2.642	18.621	Elevated	Bus routes  6   20   33   49  Amparo	Caloocan
S13	Tala	2.625	20.886	Elevated	Bus routes  6   20   33   49  Pangarap Tala Intermodal Transportation Terminal[33]
S14	San Jose Del Monte	TBA	TBA	Elevated	Bus routes  6   20   33   49  SM City San Jose del Monte	San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
Stations, lines, and/or other transport connections in italics are either under construction, proposed, unopened, or have been closed.

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Phase 2A (Tutuban Link)

Phase 2A, entails extension of the phase-1 route to Tutuban station.^[34]

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Name	Line transfers	Barangay	City/Municipality	Nearest Landmarks
West Avenue	none	Phil-Am	Quezon City	None
Delta		West Triangle		Capitol Medical Center, St. Mary's College
A. Roces		Paligsahan		Fisher Mall, Amoranto Sports Complex
Santo Domingo		Santo Domingo		Santo Domingo Church, UST Angelicum College
D. Tuazon		Santa Mesa Heights		Welcome Rotonda, National Labor Relations Commission
España Boulevard	NSCR  España	Sampaloc	Manila	Trabajo Market
Lacson	none			University of Santo Tomas
Legarda	Legarda			San Sebastian Church, University Belt (Mendiola Street section)
Recto	Recto	Santa Cruz		Isetann Recto, Manila City Jail
Tutuban	Tutuban Tutuban	Tondo		Tutuban Center (Old Tutuban Station), Divisoria
North Port	Pier 4 North Port Passenger Terminal			Port of Manila

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Phase 2B (West Rail Link)

Phase 2B, the West Rail Link, will be an airport rail link to New Manila International Airport.^[35]

Phase 3 (Bulacan Airport Access)

Line will be extended to Bocaue, Bulacan along the planned six-lane highway connecting to the North Luzon Expressway,^[36] Ciudad de Victoria, Philippine Arena,^[37] thus connecting the Metro Manila with New Manila International Airport by adding 30.3 kilometers (18.8 mi) to the present line to 53.1 kilometers (33.0 mi).^[38][39]

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Name	Line transfers	Barangay	City/Municipality	Nearest Landmarks
Tungkong Mangga	San Jose del Monte	Tungkong Mangga	San Jose del Monte	Savano Park, SM San Jose Del Monte
Palmera	none	Kaypian, Santo Cristo		Starmall San Jose Del Monte
Sapang Palay		Sapang Palay Proper		Motorpool, Sports Complex
San Vicente		San Vicente	Santa Maria	Bella Vista
Philippine Arena		Tabing Bakod		Philippine Arena, Philippine Sports Stadium
NSCR Marilao	NSCR  Marilao	Ibayo	Marilao	SM City Marilao
Bulakan Airport	NMIA	Taliptip	Bulakan	New Manila International Airport

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Phase 4A (Southeast Link)

Phase 4A involves the construction of an extension from the "D. Tuazon Station" of Phase 2A to Taytay, Rizal with 10 new stations running on a northwest–southeast alignment.^[34]

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Name	Line transfers	Barangay	City/Municipality	Nearest Landmarks
Araneta Avenue	none	Tatalon	Quezon City	De Los Santos Medical Center, St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City, Trinity University of Asia
E. Rodriguez		Kristong Hari		Christ the King Seminary, Barangay Mariana Park, Quezon City Sports Club
Gilmore	Gilmore	Mariana		Gilmore Commercial Plaza, St. Paul University Quezon City
Greenhills	none	Greenhills	San Juan	Cardinal Santos Medical Center, Greenhills Shopping Center
POEA–Ortigas		Wack Wack–Greenhills	Mandaluyong	EDSA Shrine, La Salle Green Hills, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Robinsons Galleria, Wack Wack Golf and Country Club
Meralco Avenue	(Southeast Alignment Spur)	Ugong	Pasig	Meralco Main Office, The Medical City
Pasig	None	Rosario		Sto. Rosario de Pasig Church
Bonifacio Avenue	(Katipunan branch)	Santo Domingo	Cainta, Rizal	Robinsons Cainta
L. Wood	None	San Isidro	Taytay, Rizal	Taytay Rotonda Monument
Taytay		Dolores		Taytay Public Market, Taytay Municipal Hall

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Phase 4B (U-Link)

Phase 4B spur from Ortigas Center to V. Mapa station of LRT Line-2 with 6 new stations on a U-shaped route.^[34]

Phase 5 (Katipunan Link)

13.9 kilometers (8.6 mi) MRT-7 Katipunan Spur Line, with 8 new stations will connect Tandang Sora station to the LRT Line 2 (at Katipunan and Marikina stations) and MRT 4 Cainta Station (U.P. Town Center, Ateneo de Manila University, the Riverbanks Center).^[40][41]

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Name	Line transfers	Location	Nearest landmarks
Tandang Sora	Tandang Sora	Matandang Balara, Quezon City	New Era University, Commonwealth Avenue
Balara	none		University of the Philippines Diliman, MWSS, Balara Filters Park
U.P. Town Center		Diliman, Quezon City	U.P. Town Center, C.P. Garcia Avenue (UP), Brgy. Pansol
Ateneo		Loyola Heights, Quezon City	Miriam College, Ateneo de Manila University
Katipunan	Katipunan		Xavierville Avenue, Aurora Boulevard, Project 2 & 3
Riverbanks	none	Marikina	Riverbanks Center, Barangka, Provident Village
Sumulong			Marikina City Hall, Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center, Sumulong Highway
Emerald-Marikina	Marikina–Pasig		Marikina–Infanta Highway, Sta. Lucia East, Robinsons Metro East
Bonifacio Avenue	4 Cainta	Cainta, Rizal	Ortigas Avenue Extension, Cainta Public Market, Robinsons Cainta

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