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(Eagle News) — Passengers on board Metro Rail Transit-3 trains are no longer allowed to answer their phones or talk. The MRT-3 announced this policy on its official Facebook page on Monday, July 13. Apart from the ban on talking and on answering calls, the MRT-3 said passengers need to fill out health declaration forms for contact tracing purposes. The MRT-3 put in place the new policies a week after it temporarily shut down for […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit 3 will resume limited operations on Monday, July 13. In a statement, the MRT-3 said this was after it after the line’s management was able to assemble a sufficient number of employees who have not been infected by the COVID-19 virus. So far, 281 MRT-3 personnel have tested positive for the virus, which has infected over 54000 in the country as of Saturday, July 11. They have been isolated in […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the Metro Rail Transit-3 has reached 202. An update from the Department of Transportation said of the 202, 181 were depot personnel, 15 ticket sellers, three train drivers, two control center personnel, and one a nurse. Of the ticket sellers, the DOTr said eight were assigned at the North Avenue Station, three at the Araneta Center-Cubao Station, two at the GMA-Kamuning Station and one […]
(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 on Tuesday, July 7, identified the work shift of the ticket sellers who tested positive for COVID-19, and the stations where they were deployed. According to the MRT-3, as of July 6, the 16 ticket sellers were deployed at North Avenue, GMA Kamuning, Cubao and Quezon Ave. stations. The following were their work shifts per station: North Ave: from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. and from 4:30 a.m. […]
(Eagle News)–The number of Metro Rail Transit-3 personnel who tested positive for COVID-19 has reached 198, the Department of Transportation said. According to the DOTr, of the number, 177 are depot personnel while 15 are ticket sellers, three train drivers, two control center personnel, and one a nurse. Of the ticket sellers, eight were stationed at the North Ave. station, three at the Cubao station, two at the GMA-Kamuning station, one at the Quezon Ave. […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 will temporarily suspend operations starting tomorrow, July 7. In a statement, the MRT-3 said the temporary suspension approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases would allow for a swab testing of all MRT-3 personnel, including those of its maintenance provider and subcontractors, “to prevent further spread of the disease, and, most importantly, to protect the health and safety of both its personnel and commuters.” […]
(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 will deploy 90 bus units under the MRT-3 Bus Augmentation Program to accommodate passengers affected by the weekend suspension of operations. The MRT-3 had said the suspension of train operations on July 4-5, August 8-9, August 21-23 and September 12-13 was to pave the way for the fast-tracking of rail replacement work, which is scheduled to be finished by September “Rail replacement works to be done during the […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 on Thursday, July 2, said it will operate at further reduced capacity starting next week after an additional 67 Sumitomo depot personnel tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the MRT-3 said the additional 67 cases bring the total number of COVID-19 cases to 92, with 89 personnel from Sumitomo, the MRT-3 maintenance provider. Last Monday, 25 personnel tested positive for the virus, prompting the testing of all MRT-3 and […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 has resumed operations after these had to be suspended early Friday, June 26, due to power interruption. The MRT-3 said its operations have resumed as of 7:30 a.m. Earlier, the MRT-3 said the “delay” in train operations was due to the Meralco power failure in Diliman and Balintawak yesterday, June 25, at 11:03 p.m. The MRT-3 had said buses under the MRT-3 bus augmentation program continued to ferry passengers, with […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 is suspending its operations for four weekends to pave the way for rail replacement work. The MRT-3 said passenger operations are suspended during several weekends from July to September: July 4-5, August 8-9, August 21-23, and September 12-13. According to the MRT-3, it, together with the Department of Transportation Road Sector and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board will implement its bus augmentation program to help affected passengers during […]
(Eagle News)–Fifteen personnel of the Metro Rail Transit-3 maintenance provider have tested positive for COVID-19. The MRT-3 said based on provider Sumitomo-MHI-TESPI’s report, of the 15, one was found positive for the virus three days after undergoing a Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction test on June 11. The depot personnel’s last day to report at the depot was on June 8. The MRT-3 said on June 14, 32 depot personnel were identified as having made […]
(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 […]
