MRT-3 ‘provisional service’ affects early morning commuters

Commuters of the MRT-3 appear to be disappointed as they disembark the Taft Avenue station to take alternative means of transportation. This after the MRT suffers yet again another train failure on Thursday morning. Radyo Inquirer / Jan Escosio

“Train failure” prompted the management of the Metro Railway Transit- 3 (MRT-3) to implement a provisional service on Thursday morning.

The affected stations were the northbound of Buendia to Ayala Avenue, the MRT reported at 9:03 a.m.

A separate report from Radyo Inquirer said that passengers were able to travel from North Avenue to Shaw station only.

The link between two MRT coaches detached, leaving several passengers stranded.

“Eksena sa MRT. Umaandar, sabay biglang bitaw ng huling MRT bus,” passenger Ivan Caballero Villegas said in his caption of a photo he posted on Facebook.

(Scene at the MRT: We were moving when suddenly an MRT coach suddenly detached)

Transportation Undersecretary Cesar Chavez said in a statement that around 130 to 140 passengers were evacuated because of the incident. No one was reported injured.

Normal operations resumed at 9:30 a.m.

Earlier, passengers at the southbound Quezon Avenue station were asked to disembark at 8:57 a.m. due to a “technical problem.” /jpv