WATCH: (Caloocan Station) Traveling from Metro Manila to Central Luzon will soon be a reality with Manila-Clark rails!

Today, Department of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade leads the station marking of the first five of the 17 stations where the PNR Manila-Clark rail line will be built: Marilao and Meycauayan in Bulacan, Valenzuela, Caloocan, and Tutuban in Metro Manila.

The rail system stands to benefit 350,000 passengers daily on its first year of operations. Its construction will start on the last quarter of 2017.