MANILA, Philippines – The Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) halted operations from Monumento to Roosevelt station Thursday morning due to mechanical issues.
In a Twitter post, LRT-1 management said it could only ferry passengers from Monumento to Baclaran terminals and vice versa.
It assured commuters that the problem is already being checked by its technicians.
“We would like to sincerely apologize for the inconvenience,” the LRT-1 said.
⚠Limited po ang biyahe ng LRT-1 mula Yamaha Monumento hanggang Baclaran and vice versa. Our service in Roosevelt Stn is currently experiencing mechanical issues and is now being checked by our technicians onsite.We would like to sincerely apologize for the invonvenience. ⚠️ ️
— Light Rail Manila Corporation (@officialLRT1) October 2, 2019
As of 8 a.m., LRT-1 management added that there is a heavy volume of passengers in the following stations: Yamaha Monumento, 5th Avenue, R. Papa, Abad Santos, Blumentritt, Tayuman, Bambang, Doroteo Jose, and Edsa (northbound) /gsg
UPDATE: As of 8:00 AM October 3, 2019- Heavy volume of passengers SB: Yamaha Monumento, 5th Avenue, R. Papa, Abad Santos, Blumentritt, Tayuman, Bambang & D. Jose Station
Heavy volume of passengers NB: EDSA Station, Ingat po sa biyahe! pic.twitter.com/vLpHUxUVzt
— Light Rail Manila Corporation (@officialLRT1) October 3, 2019