Next to Christmas , Holy Week is the longest holiday in the country. For those planning to spend the long religious holiday somewhere, why not go south of Manila : Laguna, Quezon and the Bicol provinces? With so many historical Catholic churches in these provinces, you can do your religious obligations and meditation but at the same time spend a great vacation. Here's a suggestion : do your " Visita Iglesia" (church visitations) in these provinces and go to towns/cities with churches near or along along the PNR train routes using the Bicol Express and Mayon Limited trains. Crazy idea or impossible? Not at all. Just schedule your itineraries and train trips; and book your train and hotel accommodations in advance. Here's an example: spend your Holy Thursday and Good Friday (no trips on this day) somewhere in Laguna or Quezon, then spend Black Saturday somewhere in Camarines Sur or Camarines Norte and finally celebrate the Easter Sunday in Albay. Looks like fun, isn't it? Try!
For those planning to go south of Manila this Holy Week, please check the PNR train schedules below and book early.
Holy Week Train Schedule
Date | Bicol Express | Mayon Limited | Special Train | Commuter Trains | |
De Luxe1 | Ordinary1 | Manila-Biñan2 | |||
3-31-2012 Saturday | T-611 T-612 | T-714 | T-815 | Southbound Northbound | |
4-1-2012 Sunday | T-611 T-612 | T-714 | T-815 | Southbound Northbound | |
4-2-2012 Monday | T-611 T-612 | T-713 | T-816 | Southbound Northbound | |
4-3-2012 Tuesday | T-611 T-612 | T-714 | T-815 | Southbound Northbound | |
4-4-2012 Wednesday | T-6113 T-612 | T-713 | T-816 | PS-01 | Southbound Northbound |
4-5-2012 Holy Thursday | T-611 T-612 | T-815 | Southbound Northbound | ||
4-6-2012 Good Friday | NO TRIP | ||||
4-7-2012 Black Saturday | T-611 T-612 | T-816 | Southbound Northbound | ||
4-8-2012 Easter Sunday | T-611 T-6123 | T-714 | T-815 | PS-02 | Southbound Northbound |
4-9-2012 Monday | T-6113 T-6123 | T-713 | T-816 | PS-01 | Southbound Northbound |
4-10-2012 Tuesday | T-6113 T-6123 | T-714 | T-815 | PS-02 | Southbound Northbound |
1 De Luxe: Aircon & Reclining Seats; Ordinary: Non-Aircon with Overhead Fans. 2 First trip NB: 5:20 AM (Biñan-Manila) ; SB: 5:05 AM (Manila-Alabang) 3 These trips have an additional Family Sleeper coach. |
Holy Week Timetable of Trips
Train | Type | Departs | Arrives | No. of Coaches | Capacity |
T-611 | Bicol Express | 6:30 PM Manila | 4:30 AM Naga | 3 Family Sleeper | 90 |
1 Reclining Aircon | 60 | ||||
150 | |||||
T-612 | Bicol Express | 6:30 PM Naga | 4:30 AM Manila | 3 Family Sleeper | 90 |
1 Reclining Aircon | 60 | ||||
150 | |||||
T-713 | Mayon Limited Deluxe | 8:30 PM Manila | 7:00 AM Ligao | 3 Reclining Aircon | 90 |
T-714 | Mayon Limited Deluxe | 7:15 PM Ligao | 5:30 AM Manila | 3 Reclining Aircon | 90 |
T-815 | Mayon Limited Ordinary | 8:30 PM Manila | 7:00 AM Ligao | 3 Non-reclining Ordinary | 240 |
T-816 | Mayon Limited Ordinary | 7:15 PM Ligao | 5:30 AM Manila | 3 Non-reclining Ordinary | 240 |
PS-01 PS-02 | Special Trip | 3 Non-reclining Ordinary | 240 |
Source : http://www.pnr.gov.ph/index.htm
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