First posted at 6:58 p.m.
MANILA, Philippines — Train operations halted by two earthquakes that rattled Metro Manila have resumed, officials said Friday evening.
Operations of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) and Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) and the Philippine National Railway (PNR) resumed Friday evening after it was temporarily suspended due to earthquake.
A 5.5-magnitude quake struck off Burdeos town on Polillo Island in Quezon province at 4:28 p.m. It was followed by a 4.7 magnitude tremor that occurred at 5:18 p.m.
The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 resumed operations at 5:29 p.m., after a thorough inspection of its facilities.
UPDATE: Back to normal operations as of 5:29PM.
— DOTr MRT-3 (@dotrmrt3) September 13, 2019
It earlier resumed its operations at 4:57 p.m. but suspended it again after an aftershock occurred.
UPDATE:
From MRT-3 Dir. Mike Capati: We have aftershock and ops suspended as of this time. All trains stabled nearest station. pic.twitter.com/7Ld3rfIAsz
— DOTr MRT-3 (@dotrmrt3) September 13, 2019
Meanwhile, the Light Rail Transit Line 1 trains began running again at 4:50 p.m. after imposing a “hold position” and subsequently a low-speed motion for its trains immediately after the quake swayed buildings and structures in Metro Manila.
The LRT-2 resumed normal operations 7:15 p.m., over two hours after it suspended services.
LRT 2 resumes normal operations.
— LRT2 (@OfficialLRTA) September 13, 2019
UPDATE: As of 4:57 PM, LRT-2 is temporarily stopping its operation due to earthquake to ensure passenger safety. Standby for further updates. Keep safe!
— LRT2 (@OfficialLRTA) September 13, 2019
The PNR also resumed operations at 6:50 p.m. after the management gave assurances that Pandacan bridge was safe.
“We just certified Pandacan Bridge safe, we will resume Gov. Pascual-Tutuban FTI service,” PNR General Manager Junn Magno said.
UPDATE: Magnitude 5.3 quake sends people fleeing buildings, halts trains