Tag: MRT suspension

MRT-3 to deploy buses for commuters affected by suspension of train operations

(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 management will deploy buses for commuters affected by the temporary shutdown of MRT-3 operations for maintenance and rehabilitation activities. In an advisory, the MRT-3 said under the EDSA Bus Carousel Augmentation Program, the public utility buses will be deployed from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., from March 30 to April 4. The MRT-3 did not say how many buses would be deployed but according to MRT-3 Director for […]

MRT-3 briefly suspends train ops from Ortigas to North Ave. on Sunday morning

(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 […]