Mindanao Railway will operate in a high-speed technology as specified by Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa) chairman secretary Datu HJ. Abul Khayr Alonto during Wednesday's Hapi at Kape at Abreeza Ayala Mall Davao City on January 25. Accordingly, it will embody the technology of the state-owned China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC). Alonto himself witnessed the 34-kilometer railway tunneling system that CRCC built in China.
In the same Sunstar article dated January 26, 2017, it was mentioned that China will be funding the project. Alonto disclosed there were already meetings held between China and the Philippines for the Mindanao Railway Project. "It will be a government to government project." said Alonto.
High-speed train is just one of several types of trains. In long distance travel, high-speed railway is more viable than customary trains which is usually found in cities or within the metro. Generally, high speed rail runs at speeds above 200 km/h (120 mph) operating on dedicated track specially constructed to accommodate high speed travel.
Last October 15, 2016, Mindanao Economic Boom posted a list of computed travel time between cities should Mindanao Railway operate on 100 kilometer-per-hour speed. It revealed that Davao and Cagayan de Oro city will just be more or less 2 and a half hour away. Cagayan de Oro to Iligan which usually takes 2 hour and a half hour of travel will be reduced to not more than 56 minutes. See this post HERE.
The railway, as mentioned by Mindanao Development Authority, will operate on a speed more that 100 kph. With a high-speed train, travel time between Davao and Cagayan de Oro for instance will be reduced to less than 2 and a half hour. The Mindanao Railway System will further improve the connectivity between cities in Mindanao, as Mindanao Development Authority envisioned it to be.
Keep posted for more update regarding Mindanao Railway Project. We in MEB News will be keen on following the development of this long-delayed project.