LRT-1 to suspend operations for 3 weekends this month

LRT-1 to suspend operations for 3 weekends this month

/ 10:50 AM August 09, 2024

 suspended lrt-1 opertion on 3 august weekends

MANILA – Operations of the Light Rail Transit 1 (LRT-1) will be suspended for three weekends this month in preparation for the inauguration of the Cavite Extension Phase 1 in the fourth quarter.

The temporary suspension will take effect on Aug. 17-18; Aug. 24-25; and Aug. 31-Sept. 1, the LRT-1 said in an advisory Friday.

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No commercial train service will run from the Fernando Poe Jr. station to the Baclaran station on these dates.

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Once finished, the extension will connect Manila to Cavite, reducing travel time from Baclaran, Pasay City to Niog, Cavite from 1 hour and 10 minutes via local roads to only 25 minutes via train.

The construction of Phase 1 is progressing as scheduled, with a 98.2 percent completion rate as of the end of April.

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The project will add 6.2 km. to the existing LRT-1 line from the Baclaran Station in Pasay City to the Dr. Santos Station in Parañaque City.

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Phase 1, which is expected to be operational before the end of the year, is capable of serving 600,000 passengers daily.

The five new stations under Phase 1 are at various stages of completion. These are the Redemptorist Station; Manila International Airport Station; Asia World Station; Ninoy Aquino Station; and Dr. Santos Station.

The LRT-1 Dr. Santos Station, the end terminal for Phase 1, will serve as a transit hub. Passengers will have seamless access to various modes of transportation through the intermodal facility. (PNA)

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