THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares There has been a string of some positive developments lately, giving us a breather from the steady stream of disappointing news in the past few months. First is the good news that the long-delayed opening of the additional stations comprising the Light Rail...
The Light Rail Transit (LRT-1) Cavite Extension project has achieved a completion rate of over 50 percent under the Duterte administration. (Photo from Art Tugade's Facebook) Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade made this revelation over the weekend in his Facebook account,...
Two big-ticket projects in the railway sector are set for launch this year, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade announced on Monday, April 26. The LRT-2 East Extension Project (L) Common Station Project. (Photo from the Department of Transportation's Facebook page/ MANILA...
Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 operations will no longer be suspended this weekend, April 24 – 25, 2021, because its operator completed the maintenance works ahead of schedule, the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) today (April 20) announced. Earlier, LRMC declared it will need two weekends...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) Tuesday, (April 13) announced the temporary suspension of LRT-1 operations for two weekends this April for maintenance works. The shutdown on April 17 – 18 and April 24 – 25, 2021 (Saturday and Sunday) will allow LRMC to complete the remaining...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) is today (April 5) increasing the speed of Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 to a maximum of 60 kilometers per hour. The operator has secured a safety certification from an international testing facility to lift the LRT-1 speed restriction...
As part of its annual railway maintenance work, private operator Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) yesterday (March 23) announced the temporary suspension of LRT-1 operations from March 31 (Holy Wednesday) to April 4, 2021 (Easter Sunday). LRT-1 will continue to operate on March 29 and 30,...
The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) is promising to have more trains up and running at the Light Rail Transit 2 (LRT-2) line by next month, or just in time for the opening of the East Extension Project. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “We are fast-tracking the restoration of the three trainsets...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), private operator and maintenance provider of LRT-1, today (Oct 20) announced it's adjusting passenger loading capacity to 30 per cent gradually, up to 50 percent later on. To ensure health safety for all, the operator will implement passenger control...
