The rehabilitation of the MRT-3 will still have to take two years.
The management of the Metro Rail Transit-3 said the new train rails have already arrived in the country.
Once all the rail parts arrive in October, rail replacement will begin by November.
MRT Engineer-V Engr. Oscar Bongon said they are considering suspending train operations during weekends to expedite the rehabilitation.
“Kapag nag-decide po iyong management na mapabilis pwede po tayong mag add ng additional day or i-extend iyong oras para mas mabilis po nating matapos iyong rail replacement (Once the management decides to speed up the rail replacement, we can add an additional day or extend hours),” he said.
Once the rehabilitation is finished, 20 trains will become operational from the 13 to 15 trains currently operating.
The train speed will also improve, from 30 kilometers per hour (kph) to 60 kph, reducing the travel time from one hour to 30 minutes.
Headway will also be reduced to three minutes compared to the previous 7 seven minutes.—AAC (with reports from Joan Nano)
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