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(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 has rescheduled its weekend suspension of operations. In a statement on Thursday, July 30, the MRT-3 said instead of August 8 to 9, August 21 to 23, and September 12 to 13, operations will be suspended on October 10 to 11, October 31, November 1 to 2, and November 14 to 15, upon the recommendation of maintenance provider Sumitomo-MHI-DESP. The MRT-3 had said the suspension of weekend operations was to […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 reminded commuters on Wednesday, June 10, that passengers on trains are limited amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the MRT-3, each train set can only carry 153 passengers, with each train car carrying 51 people. The MRT-3 said this was in compliance with Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases guidelines. Social distancing markers are also placed in each platform to ensure the required one-meter distancing between […]
(Eagle News) — Construction of “underground areas” of the Metro Rail Transit-7 will continue, the Department of Transportation said on Wednesday, Feb. 19. According to Transportation Spokesperson Goddess Libiran, the DOTr will, on the other hand, coordinate with the Quezon City government for the construction of the aboveground structure. Libiran issued the statement after Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte put a temporary stop to the construction of the Quezon Memorial Circle station, noting that the […]
(Eagle News)–Three additional train coaches will hit the Metro Rail Transit-3 tracks starting today, Oct. 15, the MRT-3 said. In a statement, the MRT-3 said the three coaches will be deployed during evening off-peak hours, from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., after Japanese maintenance provider Sumitomo Corporation-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries – TES Philippines on Monday, Oct. 14, signed a consent for the limited deployment of one Dalian train set. Under the consent, the train set will […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 is offering free rides to government workers on Thursday, Sept. 19. The Department of Transportation said the free rides, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., were in celebration of the 119th anniversary of the Philippine Civil Service. The DOTr said those who wish to avail of the free rides should just present their government ID to station personnel or to the security guards […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit 3 will resume operations on Tuesday, April 23. The MRT-3 said this was after a “thorough assessment” yielded “no structural and systems issues.” Operations of the rail system, including those of the Light Rail Transit-2 and LRT 1 were suspended on Monday, April 22, in the aftermath of a 6.1-magnitude earthquake. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has lifted the number-coding scheme for all public utility vehicles on Tuesday, April 23, […]
(Eagle News)—The Department of Transportation’s Metro Rail Transit 3 on Tuesday, April 2, announced it would offer free rides to Filipino veterans from April 5 to 11. The MRT-3 said the veterans could avail of the rides from 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. One companion of a veteran will also be allowed to ride the MRT-3 for free. “In order to avail of the free ride, Filipino veterans must present their Philippine Veterans Affairs Office […]
(Eagle News)—The Metro Rail Transit-3 on Tuesday, March 19, announced the shutdown of its operations for one week in April. In a Facebook post, the MRT-3 said the shutdown from April 15 to April 21 was to give way to the annual general maintenance of the MRT-3 trains and others. “Maintenance works that will be done during the one week suspension of revenue operations include rail grinding, rail cascading, replacement of turnouts, structural testing and […]
(Eagle News)—The Bureau of Immigration is studying possible actions against the woman who threw taho at a police officer who refused to let her in a Metro Rail Transit 3 station, where food and drinks are banned. BI spokesperson Dana Krizia Sandoval said they would be coordinating with the Department of Transportation to know the details behind the incident involving Jiale Zhang, a first year design student. Jiale threw taho at P01 William Cristobal while […]
(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit 3 has released a list of liquids that it said would be allowed in its trains. Below is the list: Baby formula or breast milk in bottles, if the passenger is traveling with a baby or small child Drinking water to be used by the baby or small child All prescription and over-the-counter medications Liquids including water, juice and liquid nutrition or gels for passenger with a disability […]
(Eagle News) — The management of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 on Thursday, Jan. 24, said it would study the proposal to extend the operation of its trains for two more hours. “We will study the proposal given the changes in the current MRT-3 ridership profile as compared to when the extended hours was tested in the past,” the MRT-3 said in a statement. It added, however, that “while we echo our pledge of […]
(Eagle News) — Pahahabain ng Metro Rail Transit (MRT) ang kanilang operasyon para higit na maserbisyuhan ang pagdagsa ng mga pasahero ngayong holiday rush. Ayon sa Department of Transportation (DOTr), simula sa darating na linggo, 16 ng Disyembre, ay mas maaga ng mahigit tatlumpung (30) minuto ang unang byahe ng mga tren na magmumula sa istasyon ng North Avenue. Pasado alas-onse naman ang magiging huling biyahe ng tren na magmumula sa istasyon ng Taft Avenue. […]
