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(Eagle News)–Those riding the buses deployed under the Metro Rail Transit-3 Bus Augmentation Program can expect the vehicles to leave stations in intervals of five minutes regardless of whether or not they are full. The MRT-3 said it was implementing the 5-minute fixed interval schedule to ferry passengers from designated loading and unloading stations along the MRT-3 line. Buses will be using dedicated median lanes along EDSA to deliver faster travel times to passengers. Under […]
Trains to run at 40 kph instead of the usual 30 kph (Eagle News) – Nineteen MRT-3 trains with faster operating speeds are will be used starting today, June 1, as Metro Manila eases into general community quarantine (GCQ). “Ang gagamitin na tren sa Lunes ay hindi na 14 o 15. Ang gagamitin ay 19 na tren. Sa ganitong pamamaraan, madadagdagan ang biyahe at madadagdagan ang mga mananakay bagamat limited capacity,” Department of Transportation […]
(Eagle News) — These pictures released by the Metro Rail Transit 3 show what will be the “new normal” inside its trains once the enhanced community quarantine is lifted. The pictures show markers that delineate the required one-meter distance between two seated train passengers and two standing ones. The one-meter distance was based on guidelines imposed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases in a bid to contain the COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News)–Commuters using rail transport may have to wait longer before boarding trains once public transportation resumes operations. This as the Department of Transportation announced it would implement a block system for managing the entry of passengers into the Light Rail Transit 1 and 2, Philippine National Railway and Metro Rail Transit 3 stations, platforms and trains which will operate in a reduced capacity in accordance with health protocols, and social distancing measures being enforced […]
(Eagle News)–The Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the resumption of Metro Rail Transit 3 maintenance work and limited work on railroad projects amid the enhanced community quarantine. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles the resumption of the work was provided only skeletal staff would be used. On-site or near-site accommodations should also be provided for the workers, or point-to-point shuttle services, and a regular disinfection of workplaces, shuttles, and accommodations […]
(Eagle News)–Around 450 passengers were unloaded from a Metro Rail Transit-3 train on Monday, Feb. 17. The MRT-3 management said in a statement the passengers were unloaded at the Cubao station at 5:56 a.m. after the motor of the train, which was heading southbound, encountered an electrical failure. The management said this was due to “worn-out electrical sub-components.” It said remedial measures are being undertaken. “We apologize for the inconvenience,” the MRT-3 management said. The […]
(Eagle News)–Train operations from Ortigas to North Ave. stations were briefly suspended due to a broken stretcher bar on Sunday morning, the Metro Rail Transit-3 said. In a statement, Michael Capati, director for operations of MRT3, said operations, however, returned to normal at 12:22 p.m. This was after the stretcher bar at the North Avenue Station Turnback, which prompted the suspension, was replaced. The MRT-3 said re-tightening and calibration works have been ongoing since 8:56 […]
His uncle-in-law, PH Trams incorporator Arturo Soriano, also convicted (Eagle News)–The Sandiganbayan has convicted former Metro Rail Transit-3 general manager Al Vitangcol of graft and violation of the procurement law. Also convicted over the MRT-3 maintenance contract mess was PH Trams incorporator Arturo Soriano. In convicting the two, the antigraft court found Vitangcol exhibited bad faith when he did not reveal his relationship with Soriano, his uncle-in-law. Had the relationship been revealed, PH Trans […]
(Eagle News) –Fake news. This was how the Metro Rail Transit-3 described social media reports a suicide bomber had been nabbed at Taft station today, Jan. 22. “Wala pong dapat ipag-alala ang aming mga pasahero sapagkat ito ay isa lamang ‘penetration test’ na ginawa ng Philippine National Police (PNP) kahapon, 21 Enero 2020, 2:20PM sa MRT-3 Cubao station,” the MRT-3 said. According to the MRT-3, a “penetration test” was done to assess the “alertness or […]
(Eagle News)-The Department of Transportation is targeting to complete the rehabilitation of the Metro Rail Transit 3 by the third quarter of 2021. The Department of Transportation said so far, new air-conditioning units have been installed in the coaches, bringing the total number to 94 out of 120 units that were acquired by maintenance provider Sumitomo-MHI-TESP. The 120 new units are on top of the 60 units that were installed under the management of the […]
(Eagle News)–Criminal charges have been filed against an electronics engineer who carried assorted ammunition as he was entering a Metro Rail Transit-3 station on Thursday, Jan. 16, the MRT-3 said. In a statement, the MRT-3 said the charges for violation of RA 10591 or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act, and RA 9516 or the Illegal Possession of Ammunition and Explosives law have been filed against Xavier Sumaya, who was intercepted at the Taft […]
(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 […]
