MRT-3 implements provisional service from Shaw to Taft as part of track breaks

MANILA, Philippines — The MRT-3 on Sunday implemented provisional service from Shaw Boulevard to Taft due to a broken part of its train track.

In an advisory, the management of MRT-3 that at 8:17 a.m., it had started the implementation of the provisional service.

The management added that a broken stretcher bar was discovered at the North Avenue Station turnback.

“Sumitomo-Mitsubishi Heavy-TESP team is now on site,” the MRT-3 management said.

As of 8:56 a.m., the MRT-3 said the stretcher bar has already been replaced. Retightening and calibration works are currently ongoing, the management added.

“Thank you, and we are sorry for the inconvenience,” the management expressed.

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