Negligent agency again? Rolling stock failure forces MRT-3 partial shutdown

The Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) was forced to reduce its train operations on Tuesday afternoon after experiencing a problem on its rolling stock, or the railway vehicles, which required immediate provisional service.

This file photo taken on October 2022 shows long commuters forming at the Ortigas Station of MRT 3 while the signaling system glitch was being fixed. (Photo courtesy of Cha Padilla)

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) was forced to reduce train service on Tuesday afternoon because of a problem with the rolling stock.

The rolling stock was faulty at the Taft and Magallanes interstations, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) (northbound).

The MRT-3 offered temporary service between North Avenue station and Shaw Boulevard station.

On the mainline, only eight trains ran.

The interim service ended around 4:30 p.m.

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