MRT-3 reports record-high ridership since 2020 — DOTr

MANILA, Philippines — The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) provided service to 370,276 passengers on Monday — which is the highest ridership since the resumption of its operations in June 2020, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) reported on Tuesday.

DOTr, in a statement, said the increase in ridership is due to the free ride offered by the MRT-3 and the additional deployment of train sets.

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It can be recalled that before the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, the average daily ridership of MRT-3 ranged from around 250,000 to 300,000.

The operation of MRT-3 resumed on June 1, 2020, when Metro Manila was put under the old classification general community quarantine.

READ: DOTr: Metro Manila’s rail system to resume partial operations June 1

The MRT-3 free ride was extended until June 30.

READ: MRT-3 extends ‘Libreng Sakay’ program until June 30