MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila’s railway systems served more than 2 million passengers since it resumed operations last June 1, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
The DOTr reported that since the implementation of the general community quarantine (GCQ), all four rail lines served 2,799,025 commuters while observing health protocols.
“All 4 rail lines of the DOTr resumed operations under a partial, gradual and calibrated approach – with limited capacity and with stringent social distancing and sanitary measures in place,” read the statement.
Here are the number of ridership per railway:
Light Rail Transit-1 – 1,397,546
Light Rail Transit-2 – 398,212
Metro Rail Transit-3 – 822,928
Philippine National Railways – 180,339
To recall, public transportation such as train systems, buses, and jeepneys were banned during the implementation of enhanced community quarantine and modified general community quarantine in Metro Manila. (Jim Mendoza, Trainee)