[2] The railway was 195 kilometers (121 mi) long at the time of its opening on November 24, 1892, running from Manila to Dagupan in Pangasinan.

The Manila Railroad Company (MRR) was renamed Philippine National Railways (PNR) under Republic Act No.

The Tutuban Center Mall was formally inaugurated to the public led by President Fidel V. Ramos on February 21, 1994.

[citation needed] The following years have witnessed the continued efforts among PNR, Tutuban Properties, Inc., and the Philippine Government to advance the methods of travel by reorganizing the overall railroad system, improve the civic and business buildings around the Tutuban, and keep the emphasis on history.

The development of PNR Plaza is a step to verify the cause of reactivating the overall railroad system as one method of travel and trading.