MRT-3 train emits smoke; 530 passengers unloaded

MANILA, Philippines — One of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) trains reportedly emitted smoke on Monday afternoon that resulted in the unloading of passengers from the train.

In an advisory on Monday, the MRT-3 said that a total of 530 passengers were offloaded from the train at the Santolan Station after it threw out smoke at 4:08 p.m.

At 4:30 p.m., the MRT-3 cut its trips from Shaw Boulevard station to Taft Avenue due to the incident, with only seven rains running.

As of writing, the MRT-3 is still ascertaining the cause of the train’s defect.

“Rest assured that our rehabilitation and maintenance provider, Sumitomo-Mitsubishi Heavy, will conduct a thorough investigation regarding this incident, and implement measures to prevent this from happening again,” MRT-3 said in a statement.

The management has yet to give more details if there was anyone hurt from the incident.

Photos shared obtained by INQUIRER.net showed that the build-up of queues at the North Avenue station as of 4:22 p.m. as passengers wait to be serviced by the train line.

Photos show the build-up of queues at the North Avenue station due to the incident. Photos from Bayan Muna.

They were eventually told to take alternative modes of transportation as trips will only be from Shaw station to Taft.