Shorter LRT, MRT operating hours on Christmas, New Year

By: Julliane Love De Jesus - 10 years ago

Metro Rail and Light Rail Transit Systems. FILE PHOTOS

MANILA, Philippines–Light Rail Transit and Metro Rail Transit employees need a break on holidays too.

On Christmas and the New Year, LRT and MRT operations on selected dates will be shortened, spokesperson Hernando Cabrera announced in his official Twitter account on Friday.

For LRT-1, the last train will leave Baclaran and Roosevelt stations at 8 p.m. on December 24.

On New Year’s Eve, the last train will leave the end stations of LRT-1 earlier at 7 p.m.

The last trip for LRT-2 from the Recto and Santolan stations on Christmas eve will be at 8:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., respectively.

On December 31, trains will leave Santolan at 7 p.m. while the last trip from the Recto station will be at 7:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, MRT-3’s last trips on both December 24 and 31 from the North Avenue and the Taft Avenue stations will be at 8:30 p.m. and 9:14 p.m., respectively.