MRT 3

MRT-3 on track to being fixed, restored — DOTr

APPARENTLY still reacting to Sen. Grace Poe’s questions over the seemingly worsening condition of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3’s (MRT-3) facilities despite a huge rehabilitation budget, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday issued more details…

Students to get free train rides; no terminal fees, too

STUDENTS will be exempted from paying train fares at certain times of the day starting July 1, and from terminal fees in seaports and airports beginning July 16 and August 1, respectively. The announcement was made by…

MRT-3, LRT-2 stall, technical glitches blamed

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…

‘Diaper’ prompts latest MRT-3 stoppage

The Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3) limited its operation on Monday morning. In its Twitter account, the MRT-3 said it implemented provisional service from North Avenue Station to Shaw Boulevard Station and vice versa as of 6:16 a.m.…

2 hurt as MRT-3 suffers five breakdowns

Five breakdowns in one day. Two passengers were hurt after a Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) train came to a sudden stop on Wednesday in what was the first of several breakdowns that affected the operations of…

Biggest Chinese train maker eyes PH projects

China’s biggest train maker is sounding off to the Duterte administration that it wants to do more business here while offering larger investments that include a manufacturing plant in a country it described as a “valued friend…

Netizens compare ‘Train to Busan’ to MRT’s ‘Train to Taft’

Which is spookier, “Train to Busan” or “Train to Taft”? Netizens flooded social media with droll posts and memes of the Korean blockbuster film “Train to Busan” as it continues to govern theaters across the Philippines. On…

Abaya to be sued for MRT mess—Poe

ANGELES, Pampanga—Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya will be made to face charges for the problems of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT), according to Sen. Grace Poe. Poe said the Senate subcommittee on public services, which she heads…

Poe to DOTC: Don’t bungle MRT rehabilitation

Senator Grace Poe on Sunday urged the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) to ensure that the rehabilitation of the facilities of the overburdened Metro Rail Transit (MRT) system will be finished on schedule. The senator, who…

China-made train prototype for MRT 3 to undergo tests

The prototype for a new batch of badly needed trains for the congested Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT 3) has begun assembly in the Philippines ahead of the government’s plan to begin taking deliveries of new…