Signaling calibration forces MRT-3 to cut trips | Inquirer News

Signaling calibration forces MRT-3 to cut trips

/ 06:43 PM September 01, 2014

MRT train. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines–Just hours after a Senate inquiry on the recent Metro Rail Transit-3 accident that injured 38 people, ‎operations of the MRT got partially disrupted anew on Monday afternoon.

Atty. Hernando Cabrera, acting MRT spokesperson, said over Twitter that the delay was due to ‎the calibration of the MRT’s signaling system.

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But he clarified that the delay was not due to technical glitches and defects in MRT trains.

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“MRT3 signaling system being calibrated, all trains required to stop at nearest station,” he said.

‎Cabrera said only trips from Taft Avenue to Shaw Boulevard stations and vice versa will be operational.

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An hour after, the MRT went back to its full line operations at around 5:50 p.m.

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