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<img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.kahimyang.com/resources/ferrocarril-de-manila.webp"  alt="Spanish civilians at a station of the Ferrocaril de Manila a Dagupan (Manila-Dagupan Railway).  Photo taken in the 1890's" />
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(Spanish civilians at a station of the Ferrocaril de Manila a Dagupan (Manila-Dagupan Railway).  Photo taken in the 1890's )
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This led to the efficient delivery and transport not only of goods and people but also information to the north via reliable and fast (8 hours at that time) mode of transportation the Philippines enjoyed during the last decade of the 19th century.
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The general plan for the establishment of the railroad line was introduced as a means of exploiting the untapped riches of the virgin islands of Luzon, which had been endowed with nature’s blessings but only slightly stirred by trade and commercial activity, even during the galleon trade.
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Hence, on June 25, 1875, a royal decree of King Alfonso XII of Spain required the Inspector of Public Works of the Philippine Island to submit a general plan for the establishment of a railroad line on the island of Luzon.
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November 24, 1892: the 195-kilometer long railway line from Manila to Dagupan in Pangasinan was inaugurated