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(Eagle News) — Light Rail Transit Line 1 operations will be suspended from April 14 to 17. According to the Light Rail Manila Corp., the temporary suspension of operations was to pave the way for its “annual maintenance activities..” The LRMC said this was “to continuously provide safe and reliable transportation system.” The LRT-1 will follow regular operating hours from April 11 to 13, the LRMC said. Meanwhile, normal operations of the Baclaran to Balintawak […]
(Eagle News) — Commuters can board the Metro Rail Transit-3 and Light Rail Transit-1 trains for free during selected hours on June 12. According to the MRT-3 and LRT-1 management, the free rides are in celebration of the country’s Independence Day. The two rail lines said commuters may board trains free of charge from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The LRT-1 said the service gates will not be […]
(Eagle News) — There are over 500 active COVID-19 cases among rail line personnel, according to results of the ongoing COVID-19 mass testing. According to recent data from the Department of Transportation, the breakdown of the 519 active cases is as follows: Light Rail Transit-1: 25 active cases LRT-2: 169 active cases Metro Rail Transit-3: 144 active cases Philippine National Railways: 181 active cases The data showed 594 have so far recovered. So far, 6154 […]
(Eagle News) — There are over 600 active COVID-19 cases among rail line personnel so far, recent data from the Department of Transportation showed. According to the data from the ongoing COVID-19 mass testing in the country’s rail lines, the breakdown of the 655 active cases is as follows: Light Rail Transit-1: 19 active cases Light Rail Transit-2: 215 active cases Metro Rail Transit-3: 201 active cases Philippine National Railways: 220 active cases So far, […]
(Eagle News) — Light Rail Transit-1 operations will no longer be suspended on April 24 and 25. The Light Rail Manila Corporation said this was because majority of the maintenance work scheduled on those days had already been completed. “We recognize the role of public transport in ensuring the mobility of essential services and understand the needs of our commuters this pandemic. Our Engineering team did their best to accelerate and compress activities through improved […]
(Eagle News) — Light Rail Transit 1 operations are suspended on selected days this April to pave the way for rehabilitation activities. The Light Rail Manila Corp. said the suspension of operations is from April 17 to 18, and from April 24 to 25. The LRMC said rehabilitation activities include the maintenance of trains, stations, and various systems and the scheduled replacement of overhead catenary wires. “The additional days will also accelerate the preparations needed […]
(Eagle News)–Transportation Secretary Art Tugade on Wednesday, Aug. 12, ordered railway authorities under the Department of Transportation to absorb several of the around 100 employees to be laid off from the Light Rail Transit-1. In a statement, the DOTr said Tugade instructed the Philippine National Railways, the Light Rail Transit Authority and the Metro Rail Transit-3 to hire the “qualified retrenched employees.” The Light Rail Manila Corporation, which operates LRT-1, had announced the “right-sizing program” […]
(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 […]
