MRT-3 glitch briefly inconveniences passengers

FILE PHOTO: Passengers avail of the free rides at the MRT-3. Image from DOTR-MRT 3 Facebook.

MANILA, Philippines — The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) on Wednesday morning underwent a brief service pause due to a signaling malfunction.

In an advisory, the MRT-3 management said its control center reported an “abnormal status” in its signaling system at around 5:16 a.m.

The fault was fixed around 5:40 a.m., restoring operations by 5:42.

“As of 5:42 a.m., the MRT-3 has resumed full operations following a brief service interruption due to a signaling problem encountered at around 5:16 a.m,” the management said.

Meanwhile, MRT-3 Officer-in-Charge Jorjette Aquino apologized to passengers inconvenienced by the service disruption.

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