No break for MRT, LRT personnel

Metro Manila’s three overhead light train systems will remain open this long weekend despite the anticipated drop in the number of passengers with most residents expected to go home to their respective provinces.

Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) spokesperson Hernando Cabrera said all three train lines would follow their normal weekday and weekend schedules, except for LRT Line 1 which will close an hour early on Thursday, November 1.

“We always try our best to keep the trains running no matter what. Even during typhoons, if our trains can handle the weather, then we keep going,” he added.

According to him, the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and LRT Line 2 will follow their usual schedules, opening at 5 a.m. and closing at 10 p.m. The same schedule is followed by both lines during weekdays, weekends or holidays.

The LRT Line 1, the only line that has different schedules for weekdays and weekends, will also follow its usual schedule except on Nov. 1 which is considered a weekend.

This means that the last train from the Baclaran station will leave at 9 p.m. while the last train from its Roosevelt station will leave at 9:30 p.m.