MANILA, Philippines — The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) is now at 60 kilometers per hour (kph), cutting travel time from North Avenue station to Taft Avenue from an hour and 15 minutes to 50 minutes.
The MRT-3 management said on Tuesday that the improvement of train speed is due to rail replacement works that were finished in September 2020, several months ahead of its scheduled completion in February 2021.
With this development, the average waiting time for passengers is now 3.5 to 4 minutes from the previous 8 to 9.5 minutes.
“The increase in train speed will provide our passengers a safer, faster and more reliable public transportation,” MRT-3 Director for Operations Mi…
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