Defective train door forces MRT passengers to walk on rails
MRT Train. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO/RAFFY LERMA
Metro Rail Transit (MRT 3) passengers were forced to walk on rails Wednesday morning after a northbound train suffered a door malfunction and stalled between stations.
The train stopped between the Shaw Boulevard and Ortigas stations at about 7 a.m. and left passengers having to alight and walk back to Shaw Boulevard.
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MRT General Manager Ramon Buenafe was quoted in a radio report saying that one of the train doors suddenly opened.
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Buenafe said the incident stalled MRT operations for 33 minutes and resulted in longer lines in other stations.
The MRT control center said train operations resumed at about 7:30 a.m. AJH
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