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MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Operations of the Light Rail Transit line 2 (LRT2) were hampered early Saturday night, September 5, after lightning struck the power cable between its Pureza and Legarda stations.
Light Rail Transit Authority spokesman Hernando Cabrera made the announcement on Twitter, and apologized to LRT2 riders. He said operations were limited to the Cubao and Santolan stations beginning 6:30 pm Saturday.
“Pasensiya na po, tinamaan po ng kidlat ang power cable between Pureza and Legarda kaninang 6 PM (We apologize. Lightning struck the power cable between Pureza and Legarda at 6 pm),” he tweeted.
Cabrera said the resumption of full operations would depend on when the power system would be restored.
He later announced that operations from the Santolan to V. Mapa stations resumed at 8:50 pm, after LRT2 engineers restored the power system up to V. Mapa.
The restoration of the power system from Recto to Pureza, however, “will take more time,” Cabrera said. He advised LRT2 riders to “take other modes of transport” for the meantime.
He also said that “there is an on-going procurement process to install more lightning arresters for LRT2 system.” – Rappler.com
MRT-2 J. Ruiz Station by Sky Harbor/Wikimedia Commons
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