Manila Metro Rail Transit System
| Manila Metro Rail Transit System | |
|---|---|
 MRT Line 3 in 2024 | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | Government of the Philippines |
| Area served | Metro Manila Central Luzon |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 1 (operational) 2 (under construction) 8 (planned) |
| Number of stations | 13 (present) 145 (planned) |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | December 15, 1999 |
| Operator(s) | Philippine Department of Transportation San Miguel Corporation |
| Rolling stock | MRTC 3000 class and MRTC 3100 class Light rail vehicles |
| Number of vehicles | 120 vehicles (operational) |
| Train length | 3-8 cars |
| Headway | 3.5–4 minutes |
| Technical | |
| System length | 16.9 km (10.5 mi) (operational) 373 km (232 mi) (planned) |
| No. of tracks | Double-track railway |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Minimum radius of curvature | Mainline: 160–370 m (520–1,210 ft) Depot: 28–100 m (92–328 ft) |
| Electrification | Overhead lines (Lines 3 & 9) Conductor rail (Line 7) |
| Average speed | 45 km/h (28 mph) (line3) |
| Top speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) (line3) |
The Manila Metro Rail Transit System (MRTS), commonly known as the MRT among Manilans, is a rapid transit system that primarily serves Metro Manila in the Philippines. Along with the Manila Light Rail Transit System and the Metro Commuter Line of the Philippine National Railways, the system makes up Metro Manila's rail transport infrastructure. The MRT serves an average daily ridership of 357,198, and an estimated annual ridership of 129,030,158 from a 2023 report.[1]
Early planning
[change | change source]During the construction of the first line of the Manila Light Rail Transit System (LRT) in the early 1980s, Electrowatt Engineering Services of Zürich designed a comprehensive plan for a metro service in Metro Manila. The plan — still used as the basis for planning new metro lines — consisted of a 150-kilometer (93 mi) network of rapid transit lines spanning all major corridors within 20 years.[2] The study integrated two studies in the 1970s which recommended the construction of five heavy rail lines in Metro Manila, and another study in 1977 which was used as the basis for Manila's LRT Line 1.[3]
Network
[change | change source]There is currently one light rail metro line in operation and three heavy rail lines under construction. There are proposals to extend the system, with at least 49 stations across 124.4 kilometers (77.3 mi) of track. Awaiting approvals are for MRT Lines 8, 10[4][5] and 11.[6] A further proposal is for a circumferential–radial network for MRT Line 7.[7]
| Line | Termini | Stations | Type | Length | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line 3 (1999) |
North Avenue | Taft Avenue | 13 | Light metro | 16.9 km (10.5 mi) | [8] | ||
| Line 7 (projected 2027)[9] |
North Triangle Common Station |
San Jose Del Monte | 14 | Heavy rail | 22.8 km (14.2 mi) | [10][11] | ||
| Line 4 (projected 2028)[12] |
EDSA station | Taytay | 10 | Heavy rail[13] | 15.5 km (9.6 mi) | [14] | ||
| Subway (projected 2029)[15] |
East Valenzuela | Bicutan | 15 | Heavy rail | 36 km (22 mi) | [16] | ||
| Lines and stations in italics are either under construction, not yet operational, or have been closed. | ||||||||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ MRT-3 served around 357K passengers a day in 2023: DOTr | ABS-CBN News
- ↑ "Light Rail Transit Authority Company History". Light Rail Transit Authority. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ Jose, Ricardo; Mabazza, Daniel; Lagman, Marco Stefan; Villasper, Jonathan. "Planning Metro Manila's Mass Transit System" (PDF). University of the Philippines Diliman. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 20, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ↑ Ordinario, Cai (October 1, 2018). "NEDA reviews proposal for MRT 10, 2 other infrastructureprojects". BusinessMirror. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ↑ "C5 MRT 10 Project". Public-Private Partnership Center. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ↑ "MRT-11 project". www.ppp.gov.ph. Public-Private Partnership Center. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ↑ de Vera, Ben O. (November 18, 2019). "Tycoons' unsolicited PPP projects bolster "Build, Build, Build"". Inquirer.net. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Timeline: LRT, MRT construction". The Philippine Star. July 19, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ↑ Cordero, Ted (May 24, 2024). "MRT-7 hits nearly 70% progress rate — DOTr". GMA News Online. Archived from the original on September 1, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ↑ Cruz, Neal. (November 14, 2007). "MRT 7 may end Metro traffic problems". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 2, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Marubeni to build $1B Philippine rail project". Inquirer.net. Agence France-Presse. May 15, 2012.
- ↑ Camus, Miguel (4 October 2021). "DOTr reveals MRT 4 will be a monorail project, targets full operations by 2028". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ↑ PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR SCOPING (PDF). Manila MRT L4 (Report). September 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ↑ Flores, Mikhail Franz E. (June 16, 2015). "Major infrastructure projects lined up". BusinessWorld. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ↑ Mercurio, Richmond (April 19, 2022). "Metro Manila subway partial opening moved to 2025 – DOTr". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ↑ "DOTr eyes Feb. 27 Metro Manila subway launch". Manila Bulletin News. February 16, 2019. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
