TRAINS on both the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) and the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) were reported to have stalled Thursday because of technical issues. An MRT-3 southbound train stopped between the Guadalupe and…
THE Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) will form a fact-finding committee to determine why two trains collided at the LRT Line 2 (LRT-2) on May 18. Thirty passengers and four LRT-2 personnel were injured in the collision…
The extension of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) to Masinag in Antipolo City would be operational by early 2019 and cut travel time between Recto (Manila) and Masinag to about 40 minutes. The DOTr gave…
A lot of commuters felt good about former Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson returning to the private sector as head of the LRT-1 concessionaire, Light Rail Manila Corp. While many people are skeptical of the…
Light Rail Manila Corp., the private sector operator of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) elevated train in Metro Manila, said the groundbreaking for the Cavite extension line would be held later this month or by…
The operation of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2 was interrupted for almost an hour on Tuesday morning after a torn tarpaulin sheet got entangled with the power line between the train system’s V. Mapa and…
A dancing dog stole the internet limelight with its stunning tricks and dancing skills at a Light Rail Transit (LRT) station in Manila. But it’s the tale of its trainer, a studious kid, that left social media awestruck.…
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) wants to transform the Light Rail Transit Authority into an independent rail regulator with “minimal” conflict of interest. This was among the multisector reforms it was pursing in line with its request…
I have been having a series of conversations with someone who has a very interesting concept. Francis Yuseco has developed, in considerable detail, a new kind of public transport. In essence, it’s a light rail transit (LRT)—but…
THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation and Communications’ plan to acquire new train coaches for the Light Rail Transit Line 1 hit a fresh snag due to an apparent supply squeeze brought about by the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.…
