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Railway Benchmark Frameworks
Benchmark Frameworks for Operational Improvements on Railway Concessions in the Philippines
Designs benchmark frameworks to compare and improve performance across the Philippines’ multi-operator railway concessions, with a focus on Manila.
Project ID: TRiP 6
Lead: University of Birmingham
Partners: Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE)
Workstream: WS4: Travel behaviour & modal shift
At a glance
Region Philippines (Manila)
Duration November 2026 – March 2027
A large, varied rail project portfolio
The challenge of a multi-operator network
A benchmark framework for Philippine railways
Which performance dimensions should count in a multi-operator railway network, and how can they be applied consistently across different concessions?
Research activities
Define performance across different concessions
Drivers and barriers to performance
Benchmarking framework
Knowledge transfer and institutional capacity
Planned research outputs
Policy brief
Inception report
Benchmarking framework report
Training workshop in Manila
Possible joint paper with DOTr
Relevance & uptake
Advice to Philippine rail authorities · operator training · better concession management
Implemented by
University of Birmingham
Meet us at
Conference participation [tbc]