The Light Rail Manila Corporation said a new temporary passenger traffic scheme will be implemented in LRT-1 north line composed of Monumento, Balintawak, and Roosevelt stations, effective January 4, 2020 to March 31, 2020. This is to accommodate the construction of the Common Station also known as the Unified Grand Central Station (UGCS) which will connect the systems of LRT-1, MRT-3 and MRT-7.
Under the temporary passenger traffic scheme, commuters traveling northbound may take the Baclaran-to-Monumento circuit and the Baclaran-to-Balintawak circuit, LRMC said in a statement.
Passengers with Roosevelt station as their last stop are advised to take the Baclaran-to-Balintawak circuit. A special shuttle train will arrive every ten minutes during weekday peak period to exclusively pick up passengers in Balintawak station and shuttle them to Roosevelt station. The same shuttle train will pick-up passengers from Roosevelt station and bring them to Balintawak station where LRT-1 commuters can take the train going southbound.
LRMC Chief Operating Officer Enrico Benipayo said the Baclaran-to-Monumento circuit will address the heavy passenger volume in Monumento station especially during peak hours. “We want to ensure normal operations in all twenty stations of our existing line while the construction of the common station is ongoing that’s why we have this temporary passenger traffic scheme.”
LRMC will deploy additional crowd marshals and safety teams as well as put up directional signages in the stations. “We will also add signage inside the trains for passengers to easily identify if the last stop of the train is either Monumento or Balintawak,” added Benipayo.
The Common Station is one of the big-ticket projects of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to enable passengers to seamlessly transfer from one rail line to another.
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Sunday, December 22, 2019
LRMC lauded for progress in LRT works
Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC), the private operator of LRT-1, has received a commendation from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for the progress of the ongoing construction of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension.
Since the start of civil works last Sept. 1, the pre-cast yard and staging area have been completed.
“I’m really very happy that I saw excavations and vertical pillars. I will say I'm very impressed with what I saw. The construction is moving so fast that it is unbelievable," Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said.
LRMC said six piers and five portals have also been built from the pre-cast yard toward the area of Dr. Santos station.
Preparations of the bored piling works along Ninoy Aquino Avenue is on-going and construction of MIA station will commence in 2020.
LRMC is working closely with DOTr and Light Rail Transit Authority for the Cavite Extension project under the Build Build Build program.
“We thank the good Secretary Tugade and our partner government and private agencies for their support to make the LRT-1 Cavite Extension project happen. The construction has really started and we're excited for our Filipino passengers to finally experience a comfortable, safe and efficient mode of transportation that they deserve,” LRMC president and CEO Juan Alfonso said.
The 11.7-kilometer project aims to cut travel time between Baclaran and Bacoor from one hour and 10 minutes to just 25 minutes.
From Baclaran, eight more stations – Redemptorist, MIA, Asiaworld, Ninoy Aquino, Dr. Santos, Las Piñas, Zapote and Niog – will be added which will increase the total number of LRT-1 stations from 20 to 28.
Once fully operational, the entire line of LRT-1 is expected to accommodate 800,000 passengers daily, nearly double its current average ridership of 480,000 to 500,000 passengers daily.
https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/12/22/1978826/lrmc-lauded-progress-lrt-works
Since the start of civil works last Sept. 1, the pre-cast yard and staging area have been completed.
“I’m really very happy that I saw excavations and vertical pillars. I will say I'm very impressed with what I saw. The construction is moving so fast that it is unbelievable," Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said.
LRMC said six piers and five portals have also been built from the pre-cast yard toward the area of Dr. Santos station.
Preparations of the bored piling works along Ninoy Aquino Avenue is on-going and construction of MIA station will commence in 2020.
LRMC is working closely with DOTr and Light Rail Transit Authority for the Cavite Extension project under the Build Build Build program.
“We thank the good Secretary Tugade and our partner government and private agencies for their support to make the LRT-1 Cavite Extension project happen. The construction has really started and we're excited for our Filipino passengers to finally experience a comfortable, safe and efficient mode of transportation that they deserve,” LRMC president and CEO Juan Alfonso said.
The 11.7-kilometer project aims to cut travel time between Baclaran and Bacoor from one hour and 10 minutes to just 25 minutes.
From Baclaran, eight more stations – Redemptorist, MIA, Asiaworld, Ninoy Aquino, Dr. Santos, Las Piñas, Zapote and Niog – will be added which will increase the total number of LRT-1 stations from 20 to 28.
Once fully operational, the entire line of LRT-1 is expected to accommodate 800,000 passengers daily, nearly double its current average ridership of 480,000 to 500,000 passengers daily.
https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/12/22/1978826/lrmc-lauded-progress-lrt-works
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