Dynamic test runs for Light Rail Transit (LRT)1's brand-new 4th Generation (Gen-4) trains start along its existing line tonight, Wednesday, May 4, announced private operator Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC). A total of 30 Gen-4 train sets – each consisting of four light rail vehicles (LRVs)...
LRMC releases LRT-1 train schedule for 2022 Holy Week The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) is temporarily suspending LRT-1 operations from April 14, Maundy Thursday, to April 17, 2022, Easter Sunday, to conduct annual maintenance activities. The LRT-1 will follow normal operating hours from...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko was ecstatic about the completion of the civil works for the Baclaran Depot of the Light Rail Transit-1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension, saying this will benefit many people in the province and surrounding areas. (Photo from the Embassy of Japan in...
Web-LRT-1-operating-hours-extended-for-holiday-season- LRT-1 private operator Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) will shorten its operating hours on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, in observance of the holiday season. On Dec. 24, the last trip from Baclaran Station will leave at...
Press Release_LRT-1 ready to serve more passenges_photo The LRT-1 private operator Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) said it is all set to accommodate more passengers after the government increased passenger capacity in rail public transport from the current 30 percent to 70 percent starting...
media Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), the private operator of LRT-1, received its twelfth brand-new 4th Generation (Gen-4) train set at its Baclaran Depot in Pasay Oct. 25, 2021. LRT-1’s newest trains will be deployed for revenue use by mid-2022, after undergoing complete safety checks,...
Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), private operator of LRT-1 partnered with point-to-point (P2P) bus service provider UBE Express, Inc. (UBEx) for a new LRT-1 EDSA to NAIA Terminal route. image002 (1) Effective today, September 1, 2021, the new UBEx route will include the LRT-1 EDSA Station as...
The ₱64.9-billion Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 Cavite Extension, which was delayed for two decades, has registered a 57 percent overall progress rate as of last month, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) today (July 20) reported. The LRT-1 Cavite Extension was first approved by t The NEDA...
The 37-year-old Light Rail Transit (LRT) is expected to get a major boost from the Light Rail Manila Corporation's (LRMC) partnership with the Department of Science and Technology-Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC). In a virtual ceremony on Wednesday, April 21, the LRMC...
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...
