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(Eagle News) — The Light Rail Transit-2, the Metro Rail Transit-3 and the Philippine National Railways will continue to give free rides to vaccinated authorized persons outside residences. But the Department of Transportation said the free rides during the modified enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila will be during limited hours. Vaccinated APORs can ride LRT-2 and PNR trains on off-peak hours. Meanwhile, vaccinated APORs can ride MRT-3 trains during peak hours, the DOTr said. […]
(Eagle News) — Two new stations that are part of the Light Rail Transit-2 East Extension project will be formally opened on June 22. “Matagal na ‘hong inaantay yan ng ating mga kababayan. Ngayon nakita ko na matutuloy na at magiging operational ang ating tren (Our countrymen have long been waiting for those. Now I see they finally become operational),” Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said of the Marikina and Antipolo stations. Once completed, the LRT-2 […]
(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 Metro Rail Transit-3 and Light Rail Transit-2 will suspend operations starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. In separate Tweets, the MRT-3 and LRT-2 said this was in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement on Monday night that Metro Manila would revert to a modified enhanced community quarantine starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. The President made the announcement a day after the medical community called for Metro Manila’s return to an enhanced community quarantine, saying […]
(Eagle News)–Light Rail Transit-2 train operations will be shortened starting Monday, July 27. The LRT-2 management said trains on both eastbound and westbound directions will operate only until 7:30 p.m. The shortened hours will last until Aug. 2. The LRT-2 said the setup would allow for the installation of new power cables between Pureza and Legarda stations. Normal LRT-2 operations will resume on Aug. 3.
(Eagle News)–Talking on board Light Rail Transit-2 trains is no longer allowed. The LRT-2 management announced the new policy on Friday, July 17, days after the Metro Rail Transit-3 implemented the no-talking policy to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This was after a surge of infections among MRT-3 personnel, prompting a one-week suspension of MRT-3 operations to allow for testing and a disinfection of facilities. Prior to that, the Light Rail Manila Corp., private operator […]
(Eagle News)-The Department of Transportation on Friday, Jan. 3, clarified there was no increase in the fares of the Metro Rail Transit 3, and the Light Rail Transits 1 and 2. According to the DOTr, only the issuance fee of the Beep stored value card has increased based on an automatic provision indicated in the concession agreement signed by the then-Department of Transportation and Communications and AF Payments Inc., the concessionaire jointly owned by the Ayala […]
(Eagle News)–Operations of Light Rail Transit-2 trains will be shortened on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31. The LRT-1 said the last trains from Cubao station in Quezon City (westbound) and Recto station in Manila City (eastbound) will leave at 8 p.m. on December 24. On the other hand, the last trains will depart the two stations at 7:30 p.m. on December 31. The LRT-2 said this was “in anticipation of a significant decline in ridership” […]
(Eagle News)–Operations of the Light Rail Transit 2 will start earlier beginning Monday, Oct. 14. In an advisory, the LRT- 2 said trains will start ferrying passengers at 5 a.m., an hour earlier than before. The free rides for students, the LRT-2 said, will be offered from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m., and from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. “from Monday to Friday, except holidays.” Earlier, the LRT-2 temporarily suspended operations after a rectifier near […]
(Eagle News)–The Light Rail Transit-2 will resume operations from Cubao to Recto and back tomorrow, October 8. The Light Rail Transit Authority said operations will start at 6 a.m. and will end at 8:30 p.m. from Cubao and 9 p.m. from Recto. The LRTA said commercial operations need to start late and close early to give way to maintenance work. “We appeal to our passengers to allot an additional hour for their journeys since speed […]
(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)–Light Rail Transit-2 operations were suspended on Thursday, Oct. 3, after a “rectifier” in the Katipunan station caught fire. Atty. Hernando Cabrera, LRT-2 spokesperson, said in an interview over radio dzbb that a rectifier is like a “transformer” which serves like a “power surge protector.” “Pag nasisira, of course mawawalan ng power supply. So buong linya di na mapapatakbo,” Cabrera said, noting that the cause of the incident had yet to be determined. According […]
