The PNR 8300 class, also referred to as INKA coaches, is a class of locomotive-hauled

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operated by the

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since 2021.

Purchase

The

received a budget through the 2018 General Appropriations Act for the purchase of trains. On May 28, 2018, 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 locom ...

locomotives and fifteen passenger coaches were ordered together with four sets of four-car trains worth (

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47.4 million).

Design

The trains were manufactured by the Indonesian firm

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, also known as INKA. The design were based on the middle coaches of the

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 ...

and 8100 class DMUs retaining the same specifications. The 8300 class coaches, along with the 8000 and 8100 DMUs are all given the designation K3 while in Indonesia.

Car body

The coaches sport a livery of white as the body color, with black in its windows and orange stripes. The coaches also bear the

and the Department of Transportation logos. Each car has one roof-mounted

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units that has a cooling capacity of . In total, there are five air-conditioning units in a five-car train set.

Interior

There are three double-leaf sliding doors per side and longitudinal seats are used. The interior design is the same as the middle cars of the 8000 and 8100 DMUs. The middle coach has a control room where the doors, lighting, and passenger announcements are controlled. Each car has closed-circuit television cameras installed.

Operations

The

locomotives and INKA 8300 coaches were delivered on December 23, 2020, and were unveiled on the same day. Passenger trial runs begun on January 15, 2021, for 150-hour

RAMS In engineering, RAMS (reliability, availability, maintainability and safety)Dela Rosa station together with the

and the Department of Transportation officials. The trains officially entered revenue service on the same day. The trains currently serve the

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line between and and vice versa, with plans to extend the service of the locomotives and coaches to in Laguna. On July 13, 2021, the INKA CC300 and the 8300 coaches reached Laguna for the first time. It was performed by INKA CC300 set 9003 and 8300 class trainset 8302.

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and the DOTr officials were on board the said trainset for the inspection of the PNR Calamba section of the

North–South Commuter Railway The North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR), also known as the Clark–Calamba Railway, is a urban rail transit system under construction in the island of Luzon, Philippines. Running from New Clark City in Capas to Calamba, Laguna with 36 sta ...

project. On February 13, 2022, DHL 9003, INKA 8300 class set 8302, and an SVI shunter reached San Pablo Station. The said train will be used for the San Pablo - Lucena commuter service. The train however returned to Manila by February 15. On April 7, 2022, An INKA CC300 and 8300 class coach was used as a sleep train to Calamba for the first time. It was performed by DHL 9003 and passenger set 8301. On June 25, 2022, DHL 9001 and 9003 along with INKA 8300 class set 8302 and 8303 is used on the Inauguration of the Inter-Provincial Commuter line. DHL 9003 and 8302 went Home to

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to Serve the MSC line a day later.

Gallery

Notes

References

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