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LRT-2 resumes full operation after repairs are completed

LRT-2 resumes full operation after repairs are completed

A train arrives at the Cubao Station of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2). The train line resumed full operations on Tuesday morning (August 20, 2024) after being partially suspended on Monday night to allow for restoration work. The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) said that as of 7 a.m. on August 20, all trains and stations from Recto to Antipolo and vice versa are in operation. Train operations were partially suspended starting at around 8 p.m. on August 19 due to repairs to a damaged overhead wire between two stations. (File photo by GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE / Philippine Daily Inquirer)

MANILA, Philippines — The Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) resumed full operations on Tuesday morning after being partially suspended for restoration work on Monday night.

The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) said that as of 7 a.m. on August 20, all trains and stations from Recto to Antipolo and vice versa are operational.

“We have taken over the entire line operation of LRT Line 2 and carried out the repair of our overhead line. “The train ride was carried out by the Antipolo division to control it,” the LRTA said in a Facebook post.

(LRT Line 2 has resumed full service after the repair of the damaged overhead line. Train service now runs from Antipolo station to Recto station and back.)

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Due to repair work on a damaged overhead line between two stations, train services were partially suspended from around 8 p.m. on August 19.

“The temporary service of the LRT-2 has been connected to the Katipunan overhead line at Santolan Station. “The train is close from Recto Station to Cubao Station,” the LRTA said on Monday.

(The LRT-2 is temporarily operating a makeshift service between Katipunan and Santolan stations due to a damaged overhead line. The train runs from Recto station to Cubao station and back.)


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