The PNR 8100 class (also known as the INKA DMUs together with
PNR 8000 class
The PNR 8000 class (also known as the INKA DMUs together with PNR 8100 class) is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train operated by the Philippine National Railways (PNR) since 2019.
Purchase
PNR signed a contract worth (US$9.7 million) with the ...
) is a
diesel multiple unit
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are also ...
(DMU) train operated by the
Philippine National Railways
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) ( fil, Pambansang Daang-Bakal ng Pilipinas and es, Ferrocarril Nacional de Filipinas) is a state-owned railway company in the Philippines which operates one commuter rail service between Metro Manila an ...
(PNR) since 2020.
Purchase
As part of the modernization program, PNR received a budget through the 2018 General Appropriations Act for the purchase of trains. On May 28, 2018, four sets of four-car trains were ordered together with three
INKA CC300
The INKA CC300, also known in the Philippines as the PNR 9000 Class, is a multipurpose Diesel-hydraulic locomotive owned by and built by Indonesian state-owned rolling stock manufacturer PT INKA. Launched in 2013, it is the first railway locomo ...
US$
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47.4 million).
Design and features
The trains were manufactured by the Indonesian firm PT Industri Kereta Api (Persero), also known as INKA. The 8000 and 8100 class DMUs as well as the 8300 class coaches are given the designation K3 while in Indonesia.
Car body
The design of the 8100 class is identical to the 8000 class DMUs deployed in December 2019 with three double-leaf
pocket door
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s per side and longitudinal seats, with the exception of additional intermediate coaches. The 8100 classes comprises 4 units unlike the earlier 8000 units with just 3.
The livery consists of a white body with a black design in the windows and blue stripes underneath it. The
driver cab
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s, on the other hand, have a black and orange design with the PNR logo underneath the
windshield
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.
Interior
The INKA DMU train sets has an obstacle door detector that keeps passengers from being caught in between doors with Emergency door release that opens the door manually in case of emergency. The trains are equipped with polycarbonate glass windows that can withstand damages from stoning, four roof-mounted air-conditioning units (each train car has one unit) suitable for the local tropical climate, and an emergency intercom equipped with
two-way communication
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* Amateur radio, CB or ...
. The trains also feature an
LED
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passenger information system display in each train car.
The design capacity of a four-car trainset is 1,000 passengers.
Operations
The trains were delivered in two batches. The first batch of trains arrived in February 2020, while the second batch arrived in March 2020. The first batch of on 8100 class DMUs were unveiled on February 14, 2020 and inaugurated on February 20 at the
Tutuban station
Tutuban station (also known as Manila station or Divisoria station) is the central railway terminus of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) network located in the city of Manila, Philippines.
The name refers to two stations: the original T ...
. These underwent 150-hour
RAMS
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COVID-19 pandemic
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. Meanwhile, on March 28, 2020, the second batch of two train sets consisting 8 vehicles have been shipped and arrived in the country. The two train sets also underwent RAMS validation tests from May 21 to 31, 2020 before it entered revenue service. It entered revenue service when PNR resumed operations on June 1 when public transport operations resumed upon the lifting of the metropolis' Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine.
From February 2020 to March 2020, the trains serviced the Metro South Commuter line from Tutuban to
FTI station
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s and vice versa, and since June 2020 the trains now service until
Alabang
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stations and vice versa.
As of April 2022, only 3 8100 class DMUs, sets 8102, 8103, and 8104, are operational.
Incidents and accidents
After the inauguration of the 8100 class, multiple stoning incidents were recorded in February 2020. This happened again after multiple stoning incidents in December 2019 including a stoning incident to the 8000 class that were inaugurated in December 2019. Due to stoning incidents, the INKA DMUs stopped its operations however they were also involved at the stoning incidents.
*On August 28, 2020, an engineer got run over by an 8100 class near
Paco station
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