[1][2] The Philippine National Railways received a budget through the 2018 General Appropriations Act for the purchase of trains.

[3] On May 28, 2018, three INKA CC300 locomotives and fifteen passenger coaches were ordered together with four sets of four-car trains worth ₱2.5 billion (US$47.4 million).

[1][2][9] The trains once served the PNR Metro South Commuter line between Tutuban and Alabang and vice versa.

On 22 October 2024, rains brought by Tropical Storm Trami (local name Kristine), registered were recorded as high as 578.9 mm in just one day.

[10][failed verification][original research] The trains were manufactured by the Indonesian firm Industri Kereta Api, also known as INKA.