Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7), is an under-construction rapid transit line across Metro Manila in Philippines, with it's phase-1 with 14-stations on long route from Bulacan (San Jose del Monte) in a northeast to Quezon City (North Triangle Common Station in North Avenue) in the southwest expected to become partially operational in 2027.
MRT-7 will be expanded to a network in phases, including a main loop-line as an extension of the present line, as well as several other phased extensions such as the New Manila International Airport Link, the West Rail Link, Manila North Harbor-North Avenue Common Station Link, etc.
A route envisaged under the 1993 Traffic and Transport Management Plan, named Metro Manila LRT Line-4, with various alignment suggestions. on the suggestions of Japan International Cooperation Agency was later split into MRT-7 and the MRT Line 8 in 1999. On August 27, 2001, an early proposal of the MRT-7 project was submitted to the government, and in 2008 a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) was contracted to build the line.
In May 2012, SMC awarded the construction contract to the joint venture of Marubeni Corporation and DMCI, which was approved by the government of President Benigno Aquino III on 21 November 2013 on a public-private partnership (PPP) model.
On 20 April 2016, 15 years after initial development began the President Benigno Aquino III held the ground breaking ceremony, but the actual construction on the phase-1 line officially started on 15 August 2017. The project also includes construction of a highway from the NLEX Bocaue Interchange, up to the proposed intermodal transport terminal (ITT) located near San Jose del Monte station.
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. The trains will maintain an at-grade depot in Quezon City, capable of handling 150 trains sets.
The route has 14 stations with North EDSA as an interchange with the other metro lines such as the Line 1 and Line 3.
Phase 2A, entails extension of the phase-1 route to Tutuban station.
Phase 2B, the West Rail Link, will be an airport rail link to New Manila International Airport.
Line will be extended to Bocaue, Bulacan along the planned six-lane highway connecting to the North Luzon Expressway, Ciudad de Victoria, Philippine Arena, thus connecting the Metro Manila with New Manila International Airport by adding to the present line to .
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 northwestâÂÂsoutheast alignment.
Phase 4B spur from Ortigas Center to V. Mapa station of LRT Line-2 with 6 new stations on a U-shaped route.
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).