DOTr to deploy more K9 units in MRT, LRT stations
MRT Taft Avenue Station in Pasay City. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines —The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will deploy more service dogs to all Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT 3) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) stations.
The agency said the service dogs would replace X-ray scanner machines in the train stations to reduce congestion of passengers.
DOTr said on Saturday evening that its chief, Vince Dizon, visited the Philippine Coast Guard K9 Facility in Clark, Pampanga to personally inspect the service dogs.
Dizon earlier explained that “removing the X-ray machines and using a combination of AI-enabled CCTV cameras, more security presence, and bomb-sniffing dogs will greatly reduce passenger lines in the stations without compromising the safety and security of the commuting public.”
READ: DOTr eyes removal of X-ray machines at MRT 3 stations
Moreover, Dizon said he is discussing with Sumitomo Corp. the possible deployment of additional train cars to increase the MRT 3’s carrying capacity.
Sumitomo Corp. is the MRT’s maintenance provider.
