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(Eagle News) — Some of the country’s rail lines resumed operations on Monday, April 5. But because the operations of the Metro Rail Transit-3, Light Rail Transit-1, and LRT-2 are still limited to pave the way for a mass testing of all its employees, the Department of Transportation said the government would continue its deployment of buses to assist affected commuters. The DOTr said the MRT-3 will deploy only 10 to 12 trains, with affected […]
(Eagle News)–The Light Rail Manila Corp. has deferred the retrenchment of around 100 of its employees. The LRMC said in a statement that “while the factual basis behind the redundancy program remains legally valid, LRMC is putting it on hold, for now, to allow the company to recalibrate strategies and continue supporting team members and government partners as long as it can.” The LRMC said the Department of Transportation had also vowed to extend its […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation has begun construction of the Light Rail Transit 1-Cavite extension, with the project expected to be partially operational in 2021. In a statement, the DOTr said the construction of the project comes nearly two decades since the National Economic Development Authority’s Investment Coordination Committee approved it on August 25, 2000. The NEDA Board approved the Implementing Agreement for the project on January 22, 2002. According to the agency, […]
(Eagle News) –The common station in Quezon City that will interconnect four railway services is expected to be operational by 2021. This is according to the Department of Transportation, which announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17, that Area B of the Common Station in North Edsa was already 96 percent complete. The government had started construction of the 13,700-square-meter concourse area that is expected to interconnect the Light Rail Transit-1, Metro Rail Transit-3, Metro Rail Transit-7 and […]
(Eagle News) — The Light Rail Transit 1 is extending its operating hours in anticipation of an increase in the number of passengers as the holidays loom. In a social media post, the LRT-1 said the last train from Baclaran station in Parañaque will leave at 11 p.m. starting today, Dec. 11. The last trip from Roosevelt station in Quezon City, on the other hand, will leave at 11:15 p.m. The LRT-1 said the extended […]
(Eagle News)–The Light Rail Transit-1 Cavite extension project is expected to be partially operational by the end of 2021. The Department of Transportation said this was with its right-of-way acquisition almost 100 percent complete, with the remaining obstructions now only consisting of one Maynilad pipe, telco and cable facilities of six companies, and various other ancillary facilities. Only 18 lots have to be acquired, and these are owned by three landowners, DOTr said. According to […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Railways and Light Rail Transit-1 resumed operations on Tuesday, April 23, following the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Luzon. The Department of Transportation made the announcement in a post on Tuesday. Earlier, the DOTr said operations of the Metro Rail Transit-3 and the LRT-2 resumed. The DOTr had announced the suspension of all rail systems on Monday afternoon to ensure the structural integrity of the tracks following the quake. “Further to earlier […]
(Eagle News)–The Light Rail Transit 1 clarified on Friday, Feb. 22, that certain liquids were allowed in its trains. In a Tweet, the LRT-1 said those allowed were breastmilk in bags, infant formula, medicines, alcohol and perfume for as long as they go through the necessary “security check.” “What are prohibited are bottled drinks, with the exception of infant nutrition and medicines,” the LRT-1 said. “If you have drinks stored in a tumbler, please […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT1) announced that it will be closed from March 29 to April for maintenance work. “The shutdown will pave the way for comprehensive maintenance works on the trains and system facilities, which serves around 400,000 to 500,000 commuters daily,” the Light Rail Manila Corporation said in an advisory. The management said that the operation of the LRT 1 will return to its normal operation […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pumalo na sa 500,000 katao ang sumasakay sa LRT 1 kada araw. Higit na mas malaki ito ng 16 percent sa bilang ng sumakay sa linya ng tren noong nakaraang taon. Dahil dito, naungusan na ng LRT 1 ang MRT 3 kung bilang ng mga pasahero ang pag-uusapan. Ang 500,000 commuters ay halos kaparehong bilang ng sumasakay sa MRT kada araw noong mga nakaraang taon ngunit bumagsak ito sa 400,000 […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque dismissed claims his ride of the Metro Rail Transit and the Light Rail Transit on Thursday, Nov. 22, was nothing but media publicity. According to Roque, his sole objective was to bring the woes of commuters to the government. “Inaalam talaga ng Pangulo ‘tong kalagayan talaga ang ating mga pasahero…I think we have sent a message na alam natin ang pulso ng bayan, ang hirap ng mga mananakay. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — On Sunday, October 8, the Light Rail Transit Line 1 will give free rides to senior citizens in celebration of the Elderly Filipinos Week. “The free rides will be available on all 20 stations of LRT-1, from Baclaran in Parañaque City to Roosevelt in Quezon City, with first trips leaving the stations at 4:30 a.m., while last northbound trip from Baclaran leaving at 9:30 p.m. and southbound trip from […]
