Metro Rail Transit travels past the traffic jam along EDSA-Kamuning, Quezon City. EDWIN BACASMAS/INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
The train systems in the metropolis have released their operating hours for the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) said LRT-1 will run on shorter operating hours on Dec. 24, 25, and 31, 2016 and Jan. 1, 2017.
LRT-1 train service from Baclaran to Roosevelt will start at 5 a.m. on the said dates.
Last trips on Christmas Eve will leave at 8 p.m. while last trips on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 from Baclaran and Roosevelt will leave at 9:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m., respectively.
LRT will resume to its regular schedule on non-holidays. The management had extended operating hours from Dec. 3 to 23 to in anticipation of the Christmas rush.
READ: Extended hours, more trips for LRT 1 for the holiday season
Operations of the Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT) on Dec. 24 and 31 will start at 4:30 a.m., while the last trip will leave North Avenue at 8:30 p.m. and Taft Avenue at 9:14 p.m.
On Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, Christmas Day and New Year, MRT operations will start at 6:30 a.m. while last trips will leave North Avenue and Taft Avenue stations at 10 p.m. and 10:40 p.m., respectively.
First trips on Dec. 26 and 30 and Jan. 2 will start at 4:30 a.m. and will run until 10 p.m. from North Avenue and 10:40 p.m. from Taft Avenue.
For Philippine National Railways (PNR), southbound trains from Tutuban to Alabang will operate until 5:37 p.m. on Dec. 24 and until 2:37 p.m. on Dec. 31. First trip will depart Tutuban station at 8:37 a.m. on Dec. 25 and 10:37 a.m. on Jan. 1.
Last trip of northbound trains will leave Alabang at 7 p.m. on Dec. 24 and 4 p.m. on Dec. 31. The first northbound trip will start at 10 a.m. on Christmas Day and 12 noon on New Year’s Day. IDL