LRT-2 resumes operations after technical glitch

LRT 2 (Photo from https://twitter.com/OfficialLRTA)

MANILA, Philippines — The Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) resumed normal operations on Monday, August 1, after operations were disrupted on Sunday due to a technical glitch.

“LRT-2 will resume its normal operations from Antipolo to Recto today, August 1, 2022 at 5:00 AM,” the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) said in a Twitter post.

ADVISORY:

LRT-2 will resume its normal operations from Antipolo to Recto today, August 1, 2022 at 5:00 AM.#LRTA #lrtacares4u #operationsupdates

— LRT2 (@OfficialLRTA) July 31, 2022

As of 7 a.m., seven trains were running, with a headway of 12 minutes, LRT-2 management said.

LRT-2 limited its trips on Sunday after an overhead catenary cable between the Legarda and Pureza stations broke.

It implemented a provisional service at around 8 a.m. at the train’s east stations from Araneta Center-Cubao to Antipolo during the repair.

The LRT-2’s stations from Betty Go-Belmonte to Recto stations were temporarily shut down.

LRT-2 said it suspended train trips before 10 a.m. to give way to “a multipurpose vehicle that was used to fix the catenary wire.”

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