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MANILA, Philippines – The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) this week announced special schedules for the Holy Week.
The LRTA, which operates and maintains LRT lines 1 and 2, will be closing shop earlier on Holy Wednesday, April 16. On its official Facebook page, the LRTA said the Baclaran and Roosevelt stations of LRT 1 will have their last trip at 8 pm on April 16.
The Santolan station of LRT 2, meanwhile, will have its last trip at 8:30 pm on April 16. The LRT 2’s Recto station will also have its last trip at 8:30 pm.
To make way for a scheduled maintenance, LRT 1 and 2 will not operate from Maundy Thursday, April 17, to Easter Sunday, April 20. Operations will resume on Monday, April 21, at 5 am, the LRTA said.
The MRT 3, meanwhile, will also stop operating from Maundy Thursday, April 17, to Easter Sunday, April 20, and will resume operations on Monday, April 21.
MRT management has been criticized for a series of accidents and glitches – on top of the constant long lines at key stations. (READ: Palace to MRT 3 commuters: We’re doing our best)
MRT General Manager Al Vitangcol III said during a Senate hearing that the MRT’s congestion problem would only be solved after the delivery of the first batch of additional trains in February 2015. – Rappler.com
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