MRT-3 unloads 540 passengers after train motor conks out
Thursday morning commute for some 540 passengers of a southbound MRT-3 train turned more difficult after they were unloaded at the line’s Cubao station after the train conked out from an electrical motor failure.
According to the MRT-3 management, the passengers were unloaded from the train at the Cubao station at 6:24 a.m. The passengers were then allowed to board on the next train that arrived some five minutes later.
The line’s management said worn-out electrical sub-components of the motor such as the main chopper, regulator, and insulator caused the failure.
DOTr MRT-3 ADVISORY
27 September 2018A Southbound (SB) train unloaded at Cubao station due to ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN OUR MOTOR at 6:24AM today.
The whole train was unloaded, with approximately 540 passengers.
Passengers were loaded in the next train which arrived 5 minutes… pic.twitter.com/YRjda8CRCC
— DOTr MRT-3 (@dotrmrt3) September 26, 2018
The management however assured that a preventive maintenance check will be done and the faulty electrical components will be replaced.
As of 8 a.m., 14 trains were operational on the line with headway or the waiting time between two trains estimated at 7.5 minutes, the MRT-3 management reported. /muf
