![]() By May of that year, the system was inaugurated as Metrotren to distinguish it from the LRT Line 1, then named "Metrorail". In 1990, the system was undergoing renovations under the working title Metrotrak. There were also services in the now-defunct Carmona branch line. In 1976, the commuter system peaked and extended as far north as San Fernando, Pampanga, Guadalupe (located in Mandaluyong on the other side of Pasig River) to the east, and College to the south. During this decade, more stations were opened although some were either closed or relocated. The Metro Manila Commuter Service started on April 6, 1970, which started at Manila North Harbor and ended in Biñan, Laguna. ![]() PNR commuter services Metro Manila Commuter Service (1970–89) Both systems were heavily damaged during the Battle of Manila in World War II. ![]() The 100 km (62 mi) tram system reached Malabon to the north, Pasig to the east, and Libertad (now part of Pasay) to the south, making it one of the longest in Asia in 1924. The Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company ( Meralco) also operated electrified Tranvia services in what is now Metro Manila. Trains from Tutuban will lead to Naic in Cavite, Pagsanjan in Laguna, Montalban in Rizal, and Bulacan during the 1920s. The Manila Railroad Company, which preceded PNR, operated various local trains between Manila and its neighboring provinces. A map of the Manila Railroad Company's local train network.
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