MRT-3 train malfunctions again, 870 passengers offloaded

More than 800 passengers were unloaded again on Monday from the Metro Rail Transit line 3 (MRT-3) as another southbound train stopped due to a system failure.

In an advisory, MRT-3 media relations officer Aly Narvaez said 870 commuters were affected by the second technical glitch that occurred at the Shaw Boulevard Station.

The service disruption at 9:49 a.m. was caused by an “electrical failure in motor” due to “worn-out electrical sub-components”, Narvaez said.

Affected passengers were loaded on a different train, which arrived four minutes after.

This latest incident on Monday happened just over an hour after an MRT-3 train offloaded 580 passengers at the southbound of the Araneta Center-Cubao Station due to Signaling Error.

READ: MRT-3 train glitch unloads 580 commuters

As of 10:46 a.m., a total of 12 trains were operations to service clients of the MRT-3.   /kga