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(Eagle News) — The Light Rail Transit-2 will implement “degraded operations” in the last two Saturdays and Sundays of this month. In an advisory, the LRT-2 said the “degraded operations” scheduled this weekend, May 22 to 23, and from May 29 to 30, are to allow for the integration testing of the signaling system at the Line 2 East Extension in the Santolan-Recto line. Operating hours will start at 5 a.m. According to the LRT-2, […]
(Eagle News)–There will be no Light Rail Transit-2 operations from Santolan to Anonas stations and back for a maximum of nine months. In a statement, the Light Rail Transit Authority said operations from Cubao to Recto and back, however, may be restored anytime next week, days after a rectifier caught fire near Katipunan station. LRTA Administrator Gen. Reynaldo Berroya said the limited operations were due to the severe damage of the two rectifier substations. “Test […]
(Eagle News) – The Light Rail Transit Authority is investigating the cause of a train collision between two trains of the LRT Line 2 in Quezon City which injured more than 30 people on Saturday evening. LRT Authority Spokeperson said that the investigation will include the LRT Line 2’s maintenance provider, emergency services, control center, and operation department. The collision happened near the Cubao and Anonas stations when the non-operational Train 13 moved at […]
(Eagle News)–The Light Rail Transit 2 announced free rides to commuters on selected hours on Sunday, Dec. 30. The LRT2 management said the free rides can be availed of from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. It said this was in commemoration of Rizal Day. Earlier, the Metro Rail Transit 3 also announced it was giving free rides to commuters during selected hours on the same day.
(Eagle News) — A young congressman has filed a bill requiring public officials to commute to and from work at least once every month so they can “empathize with the riding public,” among others. Under House Bill 6195 filed by Aangat Tayo Partylist Rep. Neil Abayon “elected and appointed public officials and civil servants in national and local government offices with the rank of (or equivalent to) division chief to department secretary” are enjoined to […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The LRT Line 1 from Roosevelt Avenue in Quezon City to Baclaran, Pasay, is going to start operations earlier, with trips now starting at 4:30 AM. The last trip will be at 10:15 in the evening. The expanded hours of operation aims to accommodate more commuters especially during peak hours.
QUEZON Citty, Philippines – The Light Rail Transit or LRT Line 1 will now run with a speed of 60 kph, and with less vibration and noise due to installation of new rails. The installation of new rails started in April 2016 with a target completion date in September 2017. Despite the changes and the innovation of the LRT 1 with the new rails, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) turned down the request for an increase […]
The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) had announced that there will be no increase in the fare of the Light Rail Transit or LRT and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) next year. Said department assured the move when it defended its Php 42 billion budget for 2016, with Php 4 billion set aside for subsidy. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/zKN5nkIRCew
The Metro Railway Transit (MRT), Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Philippine National Railways (PNR) are going to implement a limited operations schedule during the long vacation to conduct necessary maintenance operations.
The Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 and 2 will stop operations from April 2 t0 April 5 as part of their yearly maintenance.
The Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2 suffered from a technical glitch this morning but is now back to normal operations.
