Take Note, Commuters: LRT-1 Will Be on Half-Day Operations This August 20
Plan your trips accordingly.
(SPOT.ph) Got somewhere to be on Sunday, August 20? You might have to reroute your commute plans as LRT-1 is suspending its operations from 4:30 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. on that day for signaling system activities, according to the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC).
The first trains from Roosevelt and Baclaran stations will depart at 12 p.m., while the last trains will have no changes in schedule at 9:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. respectively.
“We would like to ask for the kind understanding of our commuters as we implement these necessary activities for the continuous upgrade of our LRT-1 system,” LRMC COO Rolando J. Paulino III said in a statement.
“We aim to improve capacity and performance across the line, as well as enable more trains with better connections and greater reliability in anticipation of the much-awaited completion of Cavite Extension Phase 1."
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Why is LRT-1 suspending half-day operations on August 20?
LRT-1 is gearing up for a brief service interruption to carry out the installation of new software that will align the current signaling system with the upcoming LRT-1 Cavite Extension as per LMRC.
It will extend the signaling system from the existing LRT-1 Roosevelt Station in Quezon City to the soon-to-be-opened Dr. Santos Station in Paranaque City, which marks the end of Phase 1 of the project.
Once completed, the LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project is said to reduce travel time between Baclaran and Bacoor to just 25 minutes from the current 1 hour and 10 minutes.
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