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The '''Strong Republic Transit System (SRTS)''' was a program initiated by [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] on June 14, 2003, aimed at integrating the various rail lines providing [[Transportation in Metro Manila|public transport]] in [[Metro Manila]], [[Philippines]]. It aimed to provide a "reliable, seamless and integrated mass transit system that would be at par with international standards" by unifying existing rail infrastructure under one transit system and fare structure. The [[Manila Light Rail Transit System]] ([[Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1|Line 1]] and [[Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2|Line 2]]), the [[Manila Metro Rail Transit System]] ([[Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3|Line 3]]) and the [[Philippine National Railways]] (PNR) Northrail and Southrail lines were covered by the SRTS project.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040203065430/http://www.lrta.gov.ph/srts_project.htm The Strong Republic Transit System], www.lrta.gov.ph, February 3, 2004</ref>

==Links==
The SRTS project provided seven "links", i.e. [[interchange station]]s, where commuters can transfer from one line to another. When the program was initiated, four links were in use. The Santa Mesa and Recto Link were added in April 2004, when the already-under-construction [[Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2|Line 2]] became fully operational. The Northrail project was cancelled in September 2012; because of this, the Caloocan Link is missing. The proposed extension of Southrail services to Caloocan, a part of SRTS, was not executed either. The closing of the loop has, as of 2015, almost been completed by extending Line 1 with five new stations, unlike originally outlined by the plan. Line 1 would require one more station to connect it with Line 2. In order of operation, the following links have been realized (colour coding has since changed):

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 auto; text-align:center; width:50em;"
! Link
! colspan="4" |Lines and stations
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|Blumentritt Link
!style="background:#FFCC00;"|Line 1
| [[Blumentritt station (Line 1)|Blumentritt]]
!style="background:#{{rcr|PNR|South}};"|PNR Southrail
| {{rws|Blumentritt}}
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|Pasay Link
!style="background:#FFCC00;"|Line 1
| [[EDSA station (Line 1)|EDSA]]
!style="background:#0000FF;"|{{white|Line 3}}
| {{stn|Taft Avenue}}
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|Magallanes Link
!style="background:#{{rcr|PNR|South}};"|PNR Southrail
| {{rws|EDSA}}
!style="background:#0000FF;"|{{white|Line 3}}
| {{stn|Magallanes}}
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|Cubao Link
!style="background:#761688;"|{{white|Line 2}}
| [[Araneta Center–Cubao station (Line 2)|Araneta Center-Cubao]]
!style="background:#0000FF;"|{{white|Line 3}}
| [[Araneta Center–Cubao station (Line 3)|Araneta Center-Cubao]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|Santa Mesa Link
!style="background:#761688;"|{{white|Line 2}}
| {{stn|Pureza}}
!style="background:#{{rcr|PNR|South}};"|PNR Southrail
| {{rws|Santa Mesa}}
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|Recto Link
!style="background:#761688;"|{{white|Line 2}}
| {{stn|Recto}}
!style="background:#FFCC00;"|Line 1
| {{stn|Doroteo Jose}}
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|Caloocan Link {{small|<br/>(not in use)}}
!style="background:#{{rcr|PNR|South}};"|PNR Southrail
| {{rws|Caloocan}}
!style="background:#006400;"|{{white|PNR Northrail}}
| {{rws|Caloocan}}
|}

==Fare integration==
The project aimed to unify fare systems on the lines through [[contactless smart card]]s, similar to the [[Octopus card]] in [[Hong Kong]] and the [[EZ-Link|EZ-Link card]] in [[Singapore]]. The integrated system was not implemented, as the project was dropped. Instead, a weekly ticket, valid on Lines 1 to 3, was introduced in 2004. For {{Philippine peso|250|2004|link=yes}}, one can make unlimited rides per day on Lines 1 to 3 during one calendar week with the so-called ''Flash Pass Card''.

==See also==
*[[List of rail transit stations in the Greater Manila Area]]
*[[Manila Light Rail Transit System]]
**[[Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1]] (Line 1)
**[[Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2]] (Line 2)
*[[Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3]] (Line 3)
*[[Philippine National Railways]]
**[[PNR Metro Commuter Line|PNR Metro Commuter]] (earlier names: Metro South Commuter, Orange Line, Metrotren, Commuter Express or Commex)

==References==

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{{Transportation in the Philippines}}

[[Category:Public transportation in the Philippines]]
[[Category:Rail transportation in Metro Manila]]
[[Category:Rail transportation in the Philippines]]
[[Category:Transportation in Luzon]]