LRT-1 to suspend operations from Dec. 3 to 4

MANILA, Philippines — The Light Rail Transit (LRT-1) will suspend operations from December 3 to 4 for the reintegration of LRT-1 Roosevelt Station with its existing 19 operational stations from Baclaran to Balintawak, its private operator Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) said on Saturday.

During the weekend closure, the LRMC will conduct readiness tests, trial runs, and exercises to check the integration of the Roosevelt area under LRT-1’s brand-new Alstom signaling system.

“We advise our passengers to plan their trips ahead,” LRMC chief operating officer Rolando Paulino III said in a statement.

The LRMC said the LRT-1 will be operational on Monday, December 5, or once “th…

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