The Philippine National Railways ( PNR ) (Filipino: Pambansang Daang-
Bakal ng Pilipinas ; Spanish: Ferrocarril Nacional de Filipinas ) is a
state-owned railway company in the Philippines which operates one commuter
rail service between Metro Manila and Laguna, and local services between
Sipocot, Naga and Legazpi in the Bicol Region. It is an attached agency of the
Department of Transportation.
PNR began operations on November 24, 1892, as the Ferrocarril de Manila-
Dagupan , during the Spanish colonial period, and later becoming the
Manila Railroad Company (MRR) during the American colonial period. It
became the Philippine National Railways on June 20, 1964, by virtue of
Republic Act No. 4156.