Tag: Rail transport

DOTr sets “new normal” guidelines for rail transport passengers

(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 […]

DOTr: Rail transport ops to resume but in “limited capacity” once ECQ is lifted in M. Manila, other areas

(Eagle News)–Rail transportation operations will resume but in a limited capacity once the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila is lifted, the Department of Transportation said on Friday, May 1. In a statement, the DOTr said the Light Rail Transit 1 and 2, the Metro Rail Transit 3 and the Philippine National Railways shall observe  the March 14, 2020 DOTr Guidelines on community quarantine and the additional health and safety measures “pursuant to Inter-Agency Task […]