MRT-3 train offloads 800 riders due to mechanical failure

Operations at the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) were briefly put to a halt after a southbound train stalled at GMA-Kamuning Station on Monday afternoon.

MRT-3 media relations officer Aly Narvaez said that the train was forced to unload about 800 passengers at the station due to a mechanical failure at 5:19 p.m.

Narvaez said all trains along the transit line were put to a stop for about three to four minutes when the MRT-3 control center intervened in the incident at GMA-Kamuning Station.

“Nagkaroon po (ng) intervention through our Control Center kaya na-put on hold for a few minutes ang trains,” the MRT-3 official told reporters via Viber.

The train may have stalled due to “worn-out or defective mechanical components,” Narvaez said.

It would be transported back to the MRT-3 depot in North Avenue to undergo preventive maintenance and replacement of mechanical components, she said.

Offloaded passengers rode the next train which arrived at the station four minutes after the incident. /je