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(Eagle News)-The Metro Rail Transit-3 is giving free train rides on selected hours on Monday, Dec. 30. The MRT-3 said the free rides could be availed of from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The free rides are in celebration of Rizal Day, which aims to commemorate the heroism of the country’s national hero Jose Rizal.
(Eagle News) –The common station in Quezon City that will interconnect four railway services is expected to be operational by 2021. This is according to the Department of Transportation, which announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17, that Area B of the Common Station in North Edsa was already 96 percent complete. The government had started construction of the 13,700-square-meter concourse area that is expected to interconnect the Light Rail Transit-1, Metro Rail Transit-3, Metro Rail Transit-7 and […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 on Friday, Dec. 13, released the schedule of its train operations for the holidays. The schedule from Dec. 16 to Jan. 3 is as follows: Dec. 16 to Dec. 19, Dec. 20, Dec. 26 and 27 The first train from North Ave. station will leave at 4:40 a.m. The last train will depart at 9:10 p.m. The first train from Taft Ave. station will leave at 5:41 a.m. The last […]
(Eagle News) — A short circuit in one of the traction motors caused a Metro Rail Transit-3 train to emit smoke at the Santolan station on Monday, Nov. 4. This was according to maintenance provider Sumitomo-MHI-TESP, which conducted a probe following the incident that saw around 500 passengers unloaded, the MRT-3 said. The MRT-3 was forced to implement limited operations from Shaw Boulevard to Taft stations before normal operations resumed after two hours. “It also […]
(Eagle News) — Minors can avail of free Metro Rail Transit-3 rides on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The MRT-3 said children 18 years old and below may avail of the free rides from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on that day. The management said they only need to present their school identification cards. The MRT-3 said this is in celebration of the 27th National Children’s Month.
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 will not extend its operating hours this holiday season. In a statement, the MRT-3 said this was to pave the way for the “full-blast rail replacement activities.” “Maglalaan po muna tayo ng sapat na oras at panahon para sa rail replacement in the last three months of this year. Masyado na pong sira-sira at baku-bako ang ating mga riles kaya kinakailangan na po talaga itong mapalitan sa lalong madaling panahon,” […]
(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 train rides to teachers on Saturday, Oct. 5. In a statement, the MRT-3 said they can avail of the free rides from 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. They only need to present their Professional Regulatory Commission license or their faculty identification card to avail of the same. The free rides are in celebration of National Teachers’ Day.
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation has announced the installation of 93 new airconditioning units in Metro Rail Transit-3 trains. The DOTr said the units were apart from the 33 installed in August and the 60 installed in 2018. The agency said Sumitomo MHI-TESP purchased over 120 airconditioning units worth P167 million under the comprehensive rehabilitation of the MRT-3. The MRT-3 earlier announced the old railway tracks would be replaced by 4053 new railway pieces from […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit 3 resumed full operations on Friday, Sept. 6. The MRT-3 management said as of 5 p.m., trains from North Ave. to Taft Ave. and vice versa were already operational. It said this was after the Overhead Catenary System Team “successfully reconnected and restored the catenary cable that was cut earlier today at Guadalupe Station” at 4:35 p.m. The discovery of the cut cable prompted the suspension of MRT-3 operations at […]
(Eagle News)–Operations of the Metro Rail Transit-3 have partially resumed. In a recent advisory, the MRT-3 said now operational were the trains going from North Avenue Station to Shaw Boulevard Station and vice versa. So far, repair work to restore the full service in the entire line is still ongoing. Operations were suspended starting 6:42 a.m. due to a cut cable of the Overhead Catenary System in the northbound station of Guadalupe. The MRT-3 earlier […]
(Eagle News)–Metro Rail Transit-3 operations were suspended on Friday, Sept. 6. An advisory from MRT-3 said the suspension starting 6:42 a.m. was due to a cable of the Overhead Catenary System (OCS) being cut at the northbound Guadalupe Station, which caused insufficient power supply from Shaw Boulevard to Santolan. The MRT-3 said repair was ongoing so far. It said additional buses have been dispatched to ferry MRT-3 passengers to their destinations. “After restoring operations, we […]
