
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), private operator of LRT-1, upgraded its signaling system to Alstom for more efficient operation.
The upgrading of the railway's signaling system allows the operator to improve capacity and performance across the line, enabling more trains with better connections and greater reliability.
Furthermore, the new signaling system along the existing line – Baclaran to Balintawak Station – will facilitate the testing, commissioning, and operation for revenue service of fourth Generation train sets, which is targeted to start in mid-2022.
“We have reached another milestone at LRMC as we migrated to the new Alstom signaling system," announced Chief Operating Officer Enrico R. Benipayo.
"We have planned these works to also improve the total traffic control system of LRT-1 while the operation was suspended on three Sundays," he explained.